Digital Government

HealthCare.gov Security Gaps Identified in Contractor Documents

It’s not clear how many of the vulnerabilities have since been addressed.

Digital Government

Microsoft Executive to Lead HealthCare.gov

Kurt DelBene takes the reins from Jeffrey Zients to lead the site out of crisis mode.

Emerging Tech

Robots of Yore: Lab Footage From the 1980s to the Present

A montage from the University of Pennsylvania celebrates the work of three engineers.

Emerging Tech

D.C.’s Top Google Searches for 2013 Are So D.C.

Results show Washingtonians are searching for today's top news and ways to escape from work.

Emerging Tech

5 Things to Know About the NSA Court Ruling

Technology is moving faster than the law.

Modernization

This Needs to Be Invented Before the Internet of Things Can Take Off

'Glue' to hold it all together and to the cloud.

Emerging Tech

3D Printing Could Save the Environment, or Possibly Destroy It

The industry, projected to be worth $6 billion by 2016, could produce a culture of re-use or a culture of waste

Digital Government

Democrats Seek Classified Briefing on HealthCare.gov Docs, Citing Security

Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., says he won't endanger the system or Americans.

Emerging Tech

How the 'Internet of Things' Will Replace the Web

It will become more central to society than the Internet as we know it today.

Emerging Tech

China Is Now the Third Country to Successfully 'Soft Land' on the Moon

The Chang’e-3, an unmanned spacecraft carrying a lunar rover that will carry out experiments and collect geological samples, left earth about two weeks ago.

Emerging Tech

Imagining the U.S. Supreme Court Covered in Solar Panels

Project maps the potential for installing solar power on every square meter of every roof in certain locales.

Emerging Tech

The New Armor That Lets You Sense Surveillance Cameras

The spaulder gives a creepy little tap on the shoulder when it sense infrared light.

Digital Government

Battle Heats Up Over HealthCare.gov Paper Trail

Contractor agrees to hand over docs to lawmakers despite agency objections.

Digital Government

IT Reform Stripped From Defense Bill

Lawmakers predict a stand-alone version of the bill will pass both chambers in 2014.

Digital Government

This Group Could Make (or Break?) FOIA Reform

A new advisory committee could be a boon for requesters -- if agencies play ball.

Emerging Tech

International Space Station Suffers Malfunction

There's no immediate threat to astronauts in orbit.

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.

Emerging Tech

Far More People Sought Copies of Health Law Than Enrolled in Plans Online

Obamacare law is the most viewed document ever posted online by the Government Printing Office.

Emerging Tech

Outsourcing the Small Stuff, Too

Agencies enlist the masses and giants to pitch in on digital projects.