Emerging Tech

FBI Seeks Video Recognition Technology to Automatically ID Suspects

Demonstrations of motion picture pattern-matching are set to start in December.

Emerging Tech

Why a New Taco Recipe Library Is on GitHub and Not a Wiki

Tacofancy's fast success says something interesting about collaboration on the Web.

Emerging Tech

How to Launder Billions of Digital Dollars

Less like the gangsterism of old; more like a lawless Paypal.

Emerging Tech

Testers Wanted for New Tool to Make It Easier to Petition the White House

We the People Write API will help groups gather petition signatures.

Digital Government

How States Launched Successful Health Exchanges

Minnesota and D.C. marketplaces suggest HealthCare.gov’s disastrous first month wasn’t inevitable.

Emerging Tech

White House Plans a Single FOIA Portal Across Government

The new Freedom of Information Act system could improve response times and reduce work for agencies and requesters.

Emerging Tech

The Next Big Traffic Safety Debate: Google Glass

The gadget makes it onto a ticket in California, setting off an inevitable nationwide discussion.

Digital Government

GOP Oversight Chief Orders Sebelius to Turn Over HealthCare.gov Docs

HHS plans to honor Issa's document request but wasn't given enough time, a spokeswoman says.

Emerging Tech

Scientists Discover Planet Similar to Earth, but There's a Slight Catch

Its surface temperatures could reach about 5,000 degrees.

Emerging Tech

The Best HealthCare.gov Movie

Congress thinks The Wizard of Oz is the best silver screen analogy but there are better ones out there.

Digital Government

Sebelius: HealthCare.gov Restriction Aimed to Avoid Glitches, Not Cause Them

A last-minute change forcing ‘window shoppers’ to register contributed to the site’s disastrous launch, vendor says.

Emerging Tech

White House Vastly Overstates Federal Transparency, Auditors Report

There's been little progress in declassifying benign national security records or using technology to facilitate the release of documents.

Modernization

Google Could Be Sending Its Data Out to Sea

Nerdy names and a patent suggest barges spotted off the U.S. coasts belong to the tech giant.

Digital Government

Lead Contractor Urged More Testing on HealthCare.gov

CGI Federal also warned of problems exchanging information during the registration process for the online insurance marketplace.

Digital Government

Watch: Fixing the Technical Issues with HealthCare.gov

Nextgov correspondent Joseph Marks talks to experts on how to fix the Obamacare site.

Digital Government

House GOP Watchdog Subpoenas Leader of the HealthCare.gov Fix

Government officials insist the ailing site will be running well by the end of November.

Emerging Tech

Vancouver Is About to Get the World's First Bitcoin ATM

Apparently, it's easier to test the concept in Canada than the U.S.

Emerging Tech

HealthCare.gov’s New Chief Fixer Doesn’t Know Who’s on the Team

QSSI said Thursday it wasn’t familiar with a plan to fix the ailing marketplace; On Friday it was leading the team.