The administration also announced the first seven members of the council, known as PCAST.

President Barack Obama laid out several directives in his latest speech on National Security Agency reforms, one focusing specifically on big data. The changes are in response…

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. Government accountability group applauds DATA Act…

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology plans to launch the Data Segmentation Initiative to allow healthcare providers to share portions of electronic medical…