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Garance Franke-Ruta

Digital Government

The Biggest News in the Healthcare.gov Report: Just How Bad It Was

In order to boast how far the federal site has come, HHS laid out how bad it used to be.

  • By Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Digital Government

The Deadline for Fixing Obamacare Is Saturday—Here's What to Watch For

Don't expect a clear victory nor a total disaster for the White House. The reality will be much muddier.

  • By Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Digital Government

Obamacare Deadline Glitch May Get Fixed

HHS is looking into extending health plan enrollment period.

  • By Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Digital Government

The White House's 5-Month Plan for Obamacare

The president earlier this week sketched out the big picture. Here's the fine print.

  • By Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

Cybersecure: Supreme Court Justices Only Send Each Other Memos on Paper

'It's very heavy ivory paper—it looks like it came out of the 1800s or something. But it seems to work pretty well,' Justice Kagan says.

  • By Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

NSA Leaks and the Pentagon Papers: The Difference Between Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg

How we answer may say more about us than it does about either of them.

  • By Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic