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Modernization
Your Butt-Dials Can Be Recorded, Federal Court Says
A federal appeals court said the recipients of butt- or pocket-dials are free to record what they hear.
Modernization
Police Can Track Your Cellphone Without a Warrant -- For Now
Two federal appeals courts have upheld warrantless cellphone tracking. Will the Supreme Court step in?
Digital Government
HHS Debuts New and Improved HealthCare.gov -- The 'Back' Button Now Works
Officials hope rigorous testing will avert a repeat of last year's fiasco.
Digital Government
Obamacare Website Has Cost $840 Million
A slew of management failures led to the site's disastrous launch, according to a new GAO report.
Digital Government
Obamacare Clears 7 Million Sign-Ups
A last-minute surge gives the White House a major victory.
Digital Government
More Glitches Hit Obamacare Site on Sign-Up Deadline
Technical problems strike again as last-minute shoppers flood the site with traffic.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Tops 6 Million
The White House clears a major milestone with four days left in the enrollment window.
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Bugs and 16 Other Ways to Qualify for an Obamacare Extension
The administration releases a long list of loopholes to the enrollment deadline.
Digital Government
The Obamacare Enrollment Crash Is Coming
They've been counting everyone who chooses an insurance policy under the law, even those who haven't paid for it.
Digital Government
White House Delays Obamacare Mandate Again
New rules soften the law’s employer mandate, which has already been delayed by a year.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Target Drops to 6 Million
CBO predicts 1 million fewer sign-ups because of technical problems with the enrollment process.
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Digital Government
Analysis: Obamacare Can't Fail
Because the White House won’t stop watering down its definition of success.
Digital Government
Get Ready for the Obamacare Ad Blitz
Now that the website works, the administration needs people to enroll in health care plans.
Digital Government
Rubber Meets the Road for Obamacare
If the law is going to get more popular, now’s the time.
Digital Government
Obamacare Reaches Critical Enrollment Deadline
For people who want coverage on Jan. 1, today is their last chance to get it.
Digital Government
About 10 Percent of Obamacare Enrollment Files Have Errors
HHS has struggled to figure out the extent of HealthCare.gov’s back-end problems.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Is Surging
Website fixes, spike in sign-ups may signal a turnaround for the law.
Digital Government
Insurers Worry About Big Gaps in Obamacare Site
Important pieces of the Obamacare site are still glitchy, or missing altogether.
Digital Government
How Will We Know the Obamacare Site Is Fixed?
With the deadline a week away, enrollment and website are improving—slowly.
Digital Government