Digital Government
At Last, VA Electronic Access to All Your Military Records
Defense bill calls for electronic access starting Jan. 1.
Digital Government
COBOL still integral to government systems
If the hundreds of billions of lines of COBOL code ceased to function, stoplights would crash, ATM machines would fail and a whole host of other systems would fail.
Digital Government
New Credential for Health Care Security Professionals
Credential aims to ensure security and privacy practitioners have the core knowledge and skills.
Digital Government
Mobile challenges go beyond the technical
When developing mobile apps, federal agencies face a variety of obstacles in meeting users’ needs.
Digital Government
Issa Charges Sebelius with Criminal Obstruction of HealthCare.gov Investigation
The House oversight chairman says the government can’t bar contractors from cooperating with his investigation.
Digital Government
Are VA Claims Accurate 90 Percent or 45 Percent of the Time?
It depends on how you count.
Digital Government
VA Offers Conflicting Accounts of Claims System's 'Spontaneous' Shutdowns
IG says VBMS issues were reported as recently as August.
Digital Government
How to Fix Obamacare: Listen to Doctors
A doctor shares his views on what’s wrong with the Affordable Care Act.
Digital Government
Proposed Budget Deal Offers Stability for Federal IT
The plan may make it harder to recruit top tech talent, though.
Digital Government
How Government IT Shops Can Learn From Starbucks
There are lessons in the coffee chain's business model.
Digital Government
Army, Navy using big data to increase energy savings
Analytics speed up the energy inventory process by telling an auditor what kinds of data to collect, and can compare multiple combinations of potential improvements.
Digital Government
The Future of Big Data
TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadivé knows the evolution of data better than anyone. Here's where he thinks it's moving next.
Digital Government
Budget deal would avert threat of January shutdown
The final deal calls for $1 trillion in spending for fiscal 2014, reduces sequestration cuts, adds money for defense and domestic programs, and requires newly hired federal employees to contribute more to their retirement plans.
Digital Government
HHS Chief Seeks Investigation Into Obamacare Website Contracts
Kathleen Sebelius also directed CMS to appoint a chief risk officer to oversee IT acquisitions.
Digital Government
Only 137,000 People Got Insurance Through HealthCare.gov Last Month
While 365,000 Americans selected new plans under the Affordable Care Act during October and November, most were through state exchanges.
Digital Government
VA Helps Develop an Artificial Hand That Can Feel
Researchers at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University are building a prosthetic hand that provides something like a sense of touch.
Digital Government
Flying These Planes Cost $2 Million an Hour
Twenty turboprops for Afghanistan's Air Force cost $486 million, flew only 234 hours.
Digital Government
U.S. Considers Russian Request to Install Satellite Monitoring Stations
Plan has strong congressional opposition.
Digital Government