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.
Modernization
Phone Apps Help Government, Others Counter Violence Against Women
The military is considering an app to help reduce sexual assault on bases.
Emerging Tech
This 6-Year-Old Wants to Be an Astronaut, So He's Petitioning the White House to Save NASA
Connor Johnson started by donating his allowance to the cause. Then he decided to do more.
Emerging Tech
Could a $500 Gadget Have Prevented the Metro-North Tragedy?
Some want to see broader use of technology to control train speed.
Emerging Tech
Reagan Administration Emails Were the Dawn of Digital Transparency
The NSC's early email system expanded to the rest of the White House in 1986.
Digital Government
What the First Income Taxes Tell Us About HealthCare.gov
A Q-and-A with tax policy professor Joseph Thorndike.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Plugs Contest for Watson-like System to Deflect Hackers
Cyber Grand Challenge winners will take home $2 million to create an unmanned hacker-stopper.
Digital Government
Using Search Tools to Declassify Presidential Docs -- Starting With Reagan's
White House also vows to bring all FOIA requests into a single platform.
Emerging Tech
Another Problem for Amazon's Delivery Drones? Angry Birds
The notional postal workers may be flying some exceedingly unfriendly skies.
Emerging Tech
Smart Sanctions 2.0
Sanctions should carve out space for personal tech that can promote human rights.
Emerging Tech
NASA Taps Silicon Valley Space Miners to Crowdsource Asteroid Threats
Company has already experimented with the Internet’s ability to bring people together
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Sending Basil to the Moon
The space agency is sending a few seedlings to live and prosper on the moon before we can.
Digital Government
Kicked Off HealthCare.gov? Try Now, Obama Administration Says
Officials say the site is working for the vast majority of users after two months of poor performance.
Digital Government
2014 Sequestration Threatens Planetary Sciences at NASA
Save space exploration because it supports us on Earth in countless ways.
Emerging Tech
When Will You Own Your Genetic Information?
The shuttering of a personal genome kit company raises questions about when access to DNA data will be broadened.
Emerging Tech
Drone-Delivery Expert on Amazon's Plans
"We’re convinced that it’s going to be the next big paradigm in transportation."
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Performs Well After Making White House’s Repair Deadline
Engineers have put many insurance seekers in an online queue to avoid overwhelming the site.
Emerging Tech
We the Ukrainian People
The White House site has been flooded with petitions related to violence in the former Soviet state.
Cybersecurity