Whitney Blair Wyckoff
FedScoop
Washington, DC, United States
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FTC tool offers 'quick-and-dirty' help for health app builders
Health app developers still face uncertainty around how to store data in the cloud, according to the executive director of ACT | The App Association. → Read More
Steve Case: Internet future looks bright for D.C. entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are poised to change sectors like health care and energy in the so-called "third wave" of the internet, AOL co-founder Steve Case said. → Read More
EPA’s data chief embraces ‘lean’ philosophy
Robin Thottungal, who came to EPA in September, has embarked on a series of mini data projects for the agency's offices. → Read More
Medical device makers need to share info, but how?
There's incredible diversity among medical device manufacturers, which raises some questions about what a threat information sharing would look like. → Read More
White House launches precision medicine projects
The NIH said Vanderbilt University and Verily would kick off a pilot to study the best way to bring in participants to the Precision Medicine Initiative's million-person research cohort. → Read More
Interior explores Periscope, bids farewell to digital guru
Director of Digital Strategy Tim Fullerton leaves after spearheading the department's social media efforts. → Read More
GOP candidate Carson pitches new federal cybersecurity agency
The so-called National Cyber Security Administration would consolidate cyber programs that "operate disjointedly throughout the government," according to the plan. → Read More
Interior Department FISMA audit reveals shortcomings in emergency planning
The department had not fully tested its continuity of operations, or COOP, plans annually, according to a report obtained through a FOIA request. → Read More
GovTech startups association? The 'devil [is] in the detail’
Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, suggested someone start an association for "Gov 2.0" startups. How hard would that be? → Read More
Labor Department posts for new deputy CIO
The selected candidate will help the agency carry out its multiyear IT modernization project. → Read More
Patent office systems back online after nearly weeklong outage
The agency blamed a power supply line malfunction for the outage, which took filing, searching and payment systems offline. → Read More
EPA defiant on social media 'propaganda' ruling
The Environmental Protection Agency is pushing back hard against an auditors' opinion that found it broke the law in a social media campaign fostering support for a controversial new rule on American waterways. → Read More
EPA social media post was ‘covert propaganda’ — GAO
The Environmental Protection Agency “engaged in covert propaganda” when it used a social media platform to promote a controversial rule meant to protect water, according to a Government Accountability Office decision issued Monday. → Read More
New federal court rules mean bigger legal role for agency IT
A recent update to the code that governs cases going before federal civil court means that e-discovery teams, and the lawyers and IT specialists that comprise them, need to communicate better, experts said. → Read More
EPA mulls marketplace for eco-conscious vendors
The Environmental Digital Services marketplace would be modeled after 18F's agile blanket purchase agreement. → Read More
'Hive' computing could help FDA assess next-gen sequencing data
The research at the Hive could have implications for precision medicine, which has been touted as a priority of the Obama administration. → Read More
Patent office emphasizes users in new filing system
CIO John Owens told FedScoop that the agency is eager to receive feedback from intellectual property lawyers and firms. → Read More