Digital Government

Obamacare Sees Social Media Surge Ahead of #Deadline

HealthCare.gov struggles to meet demand Monday.

Digital Government

More Glitches Hit Obamacare Site on Sign-Up Deadline

Technical problems strike again as last-minute shoppers flood the site with traffic.

Digital Government

Don't Tase Me CBP

The agency is shopping for stun guns, after guidelines stress limiting deadly force on trespassers.

Modernization

Wi-Fi Is About to Get Faster

The FCC freed up more airwaves for wireless Internet traffic.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks: Too much how, not enough why

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance wants potential victims to pay attention to strategy rather than tactics.

Ideas

White House Nixes Baseball Holiday Idea

Budweiser's digital petition is a swing and a miss.

Digital Government

HealthCare.gov Shows Symptoms of Its Own on Final Enrollment Day

The site was down for maintenance Monday morning.

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Promises to Stop Reading Your Emails

The company backtracks after spying leads to FBI leaker.

Digital Government

Turkey's Increasingly Troubling Efforts to Control the Internet

The country is intercepting popular DNS services, Google and others report.

Cybersecurity

What 'continuous monitoring' means in the clearance context

Several proposals would require access to consumer databases as well as records from local and state law enforcement and federal financial regulators.

Modernization

State Taps Atlantic Media CTO to Manage Digital Diplomacy Program

The Obama team's former technology architect led the group that created the We the People petition site.

People

Obama's management agenda stays the course

The fiscal 2015 budget proposal continues the Obama administration's effort to create a more responsive, agile and dynamic government.

People

A business model for drones

Advances in IT provide an opportunity for DOD to rethink how it acquires, designs and builds unmanned systems.

People

Can Barbara Mikulski fix the appropriations process?

The Senate Appropriations chairwoman -- whose state is home to more than 100,000 federal employees -- could be agencies' best hope for a return to regular order.

Cybersecurity

Virus held Vt. chamber of commerce PCs ransom for $400 – but caused $5,000 in damages

Manufacturing // Nonprofit // Vermont, United States

Ideas

Cloud Computing Isn’t Just for Email

In an era of declining or stagnant budgets, remote computing offers agencies an opportunity to improve operations and network security.

Emerging Tech

Why Virtual Reality Might Be Sexist

Some women feel sick when they use devices like the Oculus Rift. It might be biological.

Digital Government

DHS Takes a Second Stab at Automating Immigration Casework

InfoZen wins first contract in project's revival, hopes agile software development will make the difference.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Seduce Psychiatrist, Rip Off Cali Drivers and Taint Porn Site

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.