Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Policy & Business
CNN: Washington (CNN) -- Congressional negotiators reached a bipartisan budget compromise on Tuesday that would prevent another government shutdown, if approved by the House and Senate.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said Tuesday the...
Special Report
By November, federal agencies must comply with a
Presidential Executive Order mandating that more data be
made open and machine readable. Most agencies today are only
getting started. What they must understand is that every
agency has an external mission. Whether they inform a
specific...
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The White House recently unveiled 28 industry partnerships
to help promote agency Big Data initiatives. Government
entities are using solutions that feature capabilities such
as in-memory computing and real-time data visualization to
improve mission-critical apps, streamline their ability to
analyze data, and leverage more agency...
Information Technology
Federal Times: Agencies are making progress in opening their data to the public and potential developers, according to top administration officials.
Special Report
By now, government executives fully understand they must
strive to maintain continuity of operations plans (COOP). In
an era of greater scrutiny, oversight, transparency and
calls for accountability, the vast majority of public sector
institutions realize when it comes to COOP, this is no...
State & Local Government
New York Daily News: Ninety-five blocks of Harlem will be getting free outdoor Wifi in the coming months - courtesy of a hefty infusion of Wall Street millions.
Special Report
Regardless whether state and local governments officially
sanction the use of personal mobile devices, employees at
all levels regularly use personally owned mobile devices to
attempt to access government information and complete daily
work-related duties. Driven by IT consumerization, social
media, video streaming and a...
Defense & Intelligence
The New York Times: ABOARD THE U.S.S. WHIRLWIND, in the Persian Gulf — In the past six months, this small United States Navy coastal patrol ship has engaged Iranian gunboats three times in international waters here.
Special Report
The age of big data has officially arrived in government.
Storage systems are near capacity as the amount of
information the federal government captures has increased
exponentially since 2000, and is projected to double every
year going forward. This new information, effectively
captured, managed, and...
Healthcare Policy & IT
Government Health IT: Wanted: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is looking for a new director of its data and systems group for Medicaid and CHIP, an executive job overseeing a $3 billion IT portfolio that, in turn, supports $400 billion in healthcare for low-income and disabled adults and children.
Energy Policy & Technology
Inside Climate News: WASHINGTON—By asking John Podesta to come to the White House as a special counselor at a time of turmoil and tough choices, President Obama has created an unusually close tie to an outspoken critic of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands it would carry.
Education Policy & Technology
Campus Technology: It was about a year ago that the idea of using the Web to provide open-access, online learning at scale was thrust into the international spotlight. In November 2012, the New York Times christened "The Year of the MOOC," and a concept that had been percolating relatively quietly in academia quickly became The Next Big Thing.
