Digital Government

The Holy See: Lethal Drones Pose Urgent Ethical Issues

Vatican U.N. rep warns the U.S. about the moral pitfalls of its targeted killing program.

Digital Government

Boehner's Covered, 500 Visitors and Other HealthCare.gov News

Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.

Digital Government

Do Pentagon SESers Really Need a Course on How Their Department Works?

And, why pay a contractor to run it?

Digital Government

Viral Video Aims to Inspire Girls to Enter Science and Tech Fields

There's a high-tech and engineering skills gap; young girls may be the solution.

Digital Government

White House Extends Obamacare Enrollment Deadline

Moving the Dec. 15 deadline to Dec. 23 will squeeze insurance companies that are still grappling with bad information coming from the back end of HealthCare.gov.

Digital Government

Defunct Defense-VA Health Record Office Spent Bulk of Budget on Support Contracts

Contractor employees outnumbered Defense and VA staff.

Digital Government

At Pentagon, it's more mobile with less money

Tighter budgets are forcing leaders to find creative ways to upgrade their technology.

Digital Government

London’s Tube Joins Elite Group of Cities Offering All-Night Subway Service

New York, Chicago, Berlin and Copenhagen get company.

Digital Government

NASA begins exploring quantum computing

Scientists face numerous challenges in testing the D-Wave Two’s capabilities, beginning with mapping problems to quantum models.

Digital Government

Emails Reveal Worries About Bad Press for Obamacare Website

Top CMS officials expressed concerns about HealthCare.gov days before the site's Oct. 1 launch.

Digital Government

How Do You Cut the Number of Homeless Vets? Provide Housing

VA and HUD figure it out.

Digital Government

How to Precognize a Snowden

Since psych evaluations violate privacy rules, the FBI might turn to a whole new science.

Digital Government

Some Say Telework Law Hinders Federal Telework

Most see it as a boon for mobility.

Digital Government

A Closer Look at HealthCare.gov's Still-Unbuilt 30 Percent

Three missing back-end systems aren't needed until 2014 but were supposed to be done earlier.

Digital Government

Oregon's Obamacare Website Hasn't Enrolled One Person in Private Insurance Yet

And the fax line is always busy. The state site aims for functionality by Dec. 16.

Digital Government

Nextgov Bold Awards 2013 Honors Feds for Innovative Tech That Saves Time, Money and Lives

Hackathon, whale app and BYOD effort among the boldest of the Bold Awards winners.

Digital Government

The HealthCare.gov To-Do List

What the online Obamacare marketplace must do by the end of the month and beyond.

Digital Government

Senator Seeks to Prevent NATO Use of Chinese Technology

Amendment pertains to a possible Turkish effort to buy an antimissile system from Beijing.

Digital Government

New Program Preps Veterans for Wireless Careers

Warriors for Wireless aims to help connect returning service members to high-tech careers.

Digital Government

Is It Time for a Secretary of Technology?

HealthCare.gov critic says the U.S. should learn from the British digital government model.