Digital Government

Latest NSA Leak Nears Science Fiction Levels

Documents reveal the intelligence agency is racing NASA, Google and the scientific community to build the most powerful computer in the world.

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The Case of the Disappearing Health Record Presentations

Files are no longer on SPAWAR-LANT website.

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Commentary: Updating the Federal Program That Connects Schools to the Internet

E-Rate currently subsidizes pagers, but not tablets -- and that's just one example.

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When Will Genomics Cure Cancer?

A conversation with the biogeneticist Eric S. Lander about how genetic advances are transforming medical treatment.

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Judge Says Border Officials Can Search Your Laptop and Cellphone

Federal court tossed a lawsuit brought by civil liberties organizations.

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Obamacare Enrollment Tops 2 Million, Still Below Expectations

The White House hopes to enroll 7 million people through HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces by April.

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Rubber Meets the Road for Obamacare

If the law is going to get more popular, now’s the time.

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Facebook Is Using Your Profile to Track Global Urban Migration Trends

Where you live and where you're from are the only data points this analysis needs.

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Everything We Learned From Edward Snowden in 2013

Leaks from the fugitive former NSA contractor told us a lot about the scope of America’s Internet and phone surveillance powers. We could learn even more in 2014.

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Reflections on 2013, the Year That Nearly Killed One Small Federal IT Firm

For government contractors, budget stability is one resolution they hope Congress can keep.

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The Official Who Oversaw HealthCare.gov Is Retiring

Michelle Snyder is stepping down, The N.Y. Times reports.

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HealthCare.Gov Passes 1 Million Enrollments

The milestone falls short of original goals.

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When Does Technology Change Enough That the Law Should Too?

An NSA ruling defers to a 1979 decision, Smith v. Maryland. Should that case still matter?

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OpenGov: We're number two!

Here's how the U.S. government scored on the inaugural Open Data Barometer.

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Analysis: Is NSA Surveillance Constitutional?

Depends on the judge, a Friday ruling in the agency's favor shows.

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Massachusetts, Vermont Want Refunds for Troubled Obamacare Websites

CGI Federal engineered state-level exchanges, in addition to HealthCare.gov.

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The Next Frontier for 3-D Printing: Human Organs

The technology also is being used to test drug responses in mini-systems.

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Many People Signed Up for Obamacare at the Last Minute

State exchanges have been busy; HealthCare.gov numbers not available until mid-January.