Citizen Services
Customs and Border Protection will roll out a smartphone app allowing travelers who cross into the U.S. in remote locations to use their mobile devices to interact with customs agents.
06/15/2018
Workforce
The State Department's Virtual Student Federal Service has extended the application deadline until June 17 for agencies seeking specialized media and technology talent.
06/14/2018
Workforce
Now at the four-year mark, Obama-era digital teams have spanned solidly across two administrations. But with the earliest hires hitting the end of their terms, what do their legacies and futures look like?
06/12/2018
Elections
The Protecting Americans Votes and Elections Act sponsored by six Senate Democrats looks to digital ballot uncertainty by requiring paper ballots for all federal elections.
06/12/2018
Defense Department digital experts were invited to speak at the recent CfA Summit, and some attendees took offense. Steve Kelman argues that civic tech should embrace such debates.
06/06/2018
FCW Perspectives
Agencies are looking to transform everything from contract writing to identity management. The trick could be getting governance to catch up to the tech.
06/01/2018
Management
Reimagined tech and modernization funds can accomplish only so much if policies and processes don't keep pace.
05/30/2018
Comment
It takes a deliberate, concerted effort from experts to carefully untangle all the threads of bad software development practices and return the effort to coherence.
05/29/2018
IT Modernization
The Office of American Innovation is set to expire at the end of the Trump administration, but one key official sees its effect enduring at the agency level.
05/25/2018
Workforce
The U.S. Digital Service is adding a digital services contracting certification to create a cadre of "technology acquisition mavericks."
05/23/2018
Digital Gov
Should the government continue to host a Yelp for financial services? The people who built it think it should.
05/14/2018
Congress
A new report on election security by the Senate Intel committee calls for paper backups for state voter registration databases, risk assessments for voting machine manufacturers and better sensor technology for state and local election systems.
05/09/2018
Congress
A bill to drive evidence-based policymaking and require chief data officers at agencies has the support of the House Speaker, but remains stuck in the Senate.
05/02/2018
Steve Kelman digs into the actual mechanics of a U.S. Digital Service team's partnership with a particular agency.
04/26/2018
Open Gov
A federal advisory committee wants agencies build Freedom of Information Act responsiveness into acquisition and tech plans.
04/18/2018