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White House, agencies commit $200M to solving 'big data' quandary

Federal technology leaders unveiled an initiative to develop better ways of harnessing the rapidly growing volume of increasingly complicated data sets, known as big data. The push is led by a joint solicitation — from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health — to develop the core technologies for reigning in big data. All told, six federal departments and agencies will take part in the program — committing more than $200 million in research-and-development investments.

Tags: NIH , DoD , DARPA , Energy , NSF , OSTP , John Holdren , Subra Suresh , Francis Collins , Marcia McNutt

Thursday - 03/29/2012, 08:00pm EDT
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Which agency has the most read-able website?

Fergal McGovern, Visible Thread's CEO, talks about which government agency websites do a good job of relating complex information in a clear way.

Tags: Fergal McGovern , Visible Thread , BLS , CDC , NCI , Federal Railroad Administration , Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation , Internet , Federal Drive

Monday - 11/14/2011, 11:54am EST
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USGS mobilizes Web 2.0 to better understand natural disasters

The agency mines data from YouTube, Twitter and other social media tools to ascertain what's happening on the ground during earthquakes. Did You Feel It? Web site makes it easier for the public to submit their experiences after the earth shakes. USGS also is considering new early warning alert system that would tell the public before earthquakes hit the surface.

Tags: technology , Mike Blanpied , NOAA , Web 2.0 , crowdsourcing , earthquake

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT
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Cool Jobs: The Biogeographer

Jennifer Krstolic is a biogeographer for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Tags: jennifer krstolic , Cool Jobs in Government , roger moberg , biogeographer , Jolie Lee , Interior

Friday - 10/07/2011, 02:01am EDT
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Department of the Interior

Robert Doyle
Deputy Director, Office of the Director, U.S. Geological Survey
October 6th and 8th, 2008

Tags: tech , IBM , Robert Doyle

Friday - 09/30/2011, 10:48am EDT

USGS maps for a new generation

US Topo maps provide technical advantages that support faster, wider public distribution and enable basic, on-screen geographic analysis for all users.

Tags: tech , National Geospatial Technical Operations Center , Kari Craun , TerraGo , Adobe , Google , partnership , best practices

Friday - 09/30/2011, 10:47am EDT
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USGS: Study of Japan earthquake helps predict future risks

Three days after the devastating earthquake in Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey updated the magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0, making the earthquake the fourth largest ever recorded.

Tags: Gavin Hayes , Japan , earthquake , tsunami , magnitude , seimologist , Dorobek Insider

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:20am EDT
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USGS feds unshaken by D.C. earthquake

As a magnitude 3.6 quake struck the D.C. area just a few minutes past 5 a.m. this morning, the USGS stood ready within moments with answers. Geophysicist Jessica Sigala said it's all part of her really cool job in government.

Tags: Federal Drive , newsstand , DC earthquake , Jessica Sigala , Cool Jobs in Government , Suzanne Kubota

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:15am EDT
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Sammies nominee saves the Great Lakes

Special fed's work saved the Great Lakes.

Tags: pay and benefits , Ryan Jackson , Sammies 2010 , Service to America Medal , DorobekInsider

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 12:59am EDT
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