Digital Government

VA Processed 100,000 Fewer Claims Than Planned Last Year

Department received 20 percent fewer claims than it expected.

  • By Bob Brewin
Digital Government

Feds: You Don't Need Permission to Innovate

APIs allow employees to test out new ideas before taking them to the boss.

  • By Brittany Ballenstedt
Digital Government

Obamacare Website for Spanish Speakers Has Problems, Too

Cuidado­DeSalud.gov was expected to be ready by mid-October.

  • By Clara Ritger, National Journal
Digital Government

Verizon Will Be Part of the HealthCare.gov 'Tech Surge'

'They are people who already know the government process,' former official explains.

  • By Arit John, The Wire
Digital Government

Memo to President Obama: HealthCare.gov Is More Than Just a Website

The botched insurance exchange site shines a bright light on the government's problems with buying technology.

  • By Katherine McIntire Peters
Digital Government

HealthCare.gov Built by 'Rookies;' Fixes Could Take Weeks

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

  • By Nextgov/FCW Staff
Digital Government

Federal CIO is Back on the Job Full Time

Steven VanRoekel was filling in as the White House’s deputy director for management.

  • By Nextgov/FCW Staff
Digital Government

Army Chief: Tech Will Not Replace Grunts

Tactical networks still have ‘highest priority.’

  • By Bob Brewin
Digital Government

Pentagon Awarded Contracts Worth $6.3 Billion During Shutdown

Defense pumped out 95 contracts while most government work was suspended.

  • By Bob Brewin
Digital Government

11 Noteworthy Health Care Apps

Applications that can help patients in almost every aspect of the medical process.

  • By Vivyan Tran, National Journal
Digital Government

FBI Investigates Laser Pointer Attacks on Airline Pilots

Pilots at New York City's LaGuardia airport were temporarily blinded.

  • By Roberto A. Ferdman, Quartz
Digital Government

Obama: HealthCare.gov’s Product Is Good but the Cash Register’s Malfunctioning

The White House has recruited a tiger team to fix the ailing online health insurance marketplace.

  • By Joseph Marks
Digital Government

CIOs May Struggle to Keep IT Staff on Board Next Year

Another challenge to retaining the federal tech workforce: industrywide antsiness.

  • By Brittany Ballenstedt
Digital Government

The Sunny Side of Mass Surveillance

New Oakland hub will collect and analyze data from around the city -- including social media monitoring.

  • By Mike Riggs
Digital Government

Cyber Civil Servants Knock on Industry’s Door after Shutdown

Recruiters are taking more calls from feds who could face another furlough in January.

  • By Aliya Sternstein
Digital Government

Dan Houston: Stamp of approval at USPS

This Rising Star manages 3,300 databases for the Postal Service, crunching 22 petabytes (and counting) of data.

  • By Frank Konkel, FCW
Digital Government

Public Sentiment on HealthCare.gov Takes a Nosedive

There have been significantly more negative tweets about the online marketplace than positive ones since it launched.

  • By Joseph Marks
Digital Government

Pulled Source Code Explained, ‘Glitches Happen' and Other Obamacare News

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

  • By Nextgov/FCW Staff
Digital Government

Private-Sector IT Pros to See 5.6 Percent Average Pay Boost in 2014

Pay estimates could sting for fed tech workers just returning from furlough.

  • By Brittany Ballenstedt
Digital Government

On Mars, it's as if the shutdown never happened

NASA kept its rover Curiosity on course during the shutdown. Plus: NOAA assesses impact on satellite programs.

  • By Frank Konkel, FCW
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