Tech

Homeland Security Science Chief Wants to Know What You Think His Goals Should Be

Undersecretary Brothers launches collaborative online channel for feedback on long-term strategies.

Management

3 Tips for Adapting Programs to Rapidly Changing Technology

Road mapping can help you make informed guesses about where to invest.

Nextgov

How Data Analytics Can Help Root Out Food Stamp Fraud

Advanced data analytics can help the Agriculture Department detect fraud early -- and even stop it from happening.

Tech

Monkeys Can't Get a Copyright

The U.S. Copyright Office includes monkeys on a list of things that do not qualify for copyright protection.

Nextgov

Big Win for Amazon: First Provider Authorized to Handle Sensitive DOD Workloads in Cloud

Achieves provisional authority to operate under DOD’s cloud security model at impact levels 3-5.

Tech

McConnell Promises Spending Standoff Over Obama’s Green Agenda

The GOP leader stopped short of an explicit shutdown threat, but he did say a Republican majority would use the budget to go after EPA’s environmental rules.

Tech

The White House Must Now Respond to This Petition About Michael Brown’s Death

Online petition tallied more than 100,000 signatures Tuesday, a benchmark that requires a response.

Management

Passport Officers Are No Better at Performing Photo ID Checks Than You Are

Familiar faces are very easy for humans to identify, but faces we’ve never seen before are extremely difficult to match up to a photograph.

Management

Uber Snags Former Obama Campaign Guru

David Plouffe will head the ride-sharing company’s policy team.

Nextgov

Making Agile Real: How a Virtual Approach Boosts Federal Efficiency

An innovative take on data management could result in better access to higher-quality data.

Tech

Consumer Bureau's Complaint Site Draws a Complaint of Its Own

Financial Services Roundtable launches campaign against 'one-sided' website.

Defense

Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected by Scientists

A network of Internet-connected undersea microphones is picking up more than whale songs.

Management

Oil Industry Threatens to Take Its Underwater Air Guns and Go Home

The Interior Department said that it would allow the oil industry to use seismic cannons to search for oil and gas.

Management

It Just Got Easier to Lobby Federal Agencies

Facing litigation, the Obama administration rolls back restrictions aimed at curbing special interests.

Tech

Edward Snowden Is Worried People Will Forget About Edward Snowden

The standard-bearer for spy-agency reform fears NSA fatigue is leading to a culture of complacency.