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DC Metro Buys $184 Million Smart Payment System; Similar System Draws Fire in Canada
Officials bash Ontario's Accenture-built payment system as outmoded and overpriced.
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Marines Again Eye Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
The service considered using a thin client architecture to cut expenses two years ago.
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Network Security Drill Could Probe HealthCare.gov
A simulated cyberattack will pit insurers, hospitals, HHS and others against a virtual intruder, officials say.
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About 30 Percent of ObamaCare Enrollees Are Younger Than 34
December enrollment on HealthCare.gov was 7 times October and November enrollment combined.
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Groups plan SOPA-style online protest of NSA
Privacy advocates will mark the 13-month anniversary of the suicide of Aaron Swartz with another Web-based uprising.
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Defense Health Agency focusing on IT for savings, efficiencies
Beyond migrating to a new electronic health records system, the agency is consolidating IT infrastructure, moving to DOD enterprise email and boosting R&D.
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Hill turnover will affect federal IT community
Term limits and retirements will alter the lineup of committee chairs with jurisdiction over federal IT policy.
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Tech's Gender and Race Gap Starts in High School
A look at who takes the Advanced Placement computer science exam—and who doesn't
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Op-Ed: Open Data Policy Has Far-Reaching Implications for Health Care
Among other things, key data will be more readily accessible and usable for analysis and research.
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BYOD News: The Scramble to Get All the New Devices Online After the Holidays
“Every year, everyone gets a brand new bunch of toys and wants to come in and use them.”
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White House to Part Ways With the Contractor Behind HealthCare.gov
CGI Federal's contract expires at the end of February.
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Immediate Notification Could Hurt Healthcare.gov Hack Victims
Website users could receive false assurances or false alarms under a House bill requiring consumers be informed of a breach within two days, experts suggest.
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House Passes New Security Requirements for HealthCare.gov
The bill, which is unlikely to become law, would notify consumers within two days if their information is hacked.
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House passes bill to inform users of HealthCare.gov breaches
Supporters say the bill would protect individuals' personal information while opponents say the goal is to discourage people from using the site.
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States Join Effort to Rein in NSA Surveillance
California legislation would prevent the state from aiding the agency's collection of phone and Internet metadata.
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Short-term stopgap could be needed to keep government open
Legislators say they will likely miss the Jan. 15 deadline for a new appropriations package by at least a few days.
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Seizing the real open-gov opportunity
GitHub’s government evangelist, a former Presidential Innovation Fellow, says collaboration, not cost, could be the big win of 2014.
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White House Opposes HealthCare.gov Security Bill; House Vote Expected Friday
Republicans want to notify consumers within 48 hours if their data is stolen from the site.
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