Modernization
Japan Now Spends More on Mobile Apps Than Any Other Country
Per capita, the Japanese were spending 2.5 times as much on apps as Americans.
Digital Government
How to Fix Obamacare: Listen to Doctors
A doctor shares his views on what’s wrong with the Affordable Care Act.
Digital Government
Proposed Budget Deal Offers Stability for Federal IT
The plan may make it harder to recruit top tech talent, though.
Acquisition
Experts debate value of reverse auctions
Addressing fees and the need for oversight and guidelines would help avoid what one lawmaker called the trap of 'making it up as we go along.'
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.
Digital Government
How Government IT Shops Can Learn From Starbucks
There are lessons in the coffee chain's business model.
People
Air Force strengthens CIO role
The CIO will have more influence on IT strategy and budgeting, and the Air Force will move some of its components to DOD's enterprise email.
Acquisition
Sebelius orders probe of website contracting
The HHS secretary is also calling for the creation of a chief risk officer position at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tasked with reducing risks associated with major policy initiatives.
Digital Government
Army, Navy using big data to increase energy savings
Analytics speed up the energy inventory process by telling an auditor what kinds of data to collect, and can compare multiple combinations of potential improvements.
Cybersecurity
NSA Uses Google's Tracking Cookies to Find Targets
'PREF' cookies are best because they include more information, report says.
Digital Government
The Future of Big Data
TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadivé knows the evolution of data better than anyone. Here's where he thinks it's moving next.
Emerging Tech
Outsourcing the Small Stuff, Too
Agencies enlist the masses and giants to pitch in on digital projects.
Digital Government
Budget deal would avert threat of January shutdown
The final deal calls for $1 trillion in spending for fiscal 2014, reduces sequestration cuts, adds money for defense and domestic programs, and requires newly hired federal employees to contribute more to their retirement plans.
Digital Government
HHS Chief Seeks Investigation Into Obamacare Website Contracts
Kathleen Sebelius also directed CMS to appoint a chief risk officer to oversee IT acquisitions.
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.
Acquisition
FITARA axed from defense bill
A revised version of the Pentagon policy bill could be considered in the House this week, but IT acquisition reform will have to wait until at least 2014.
Digital Government
VA Helps Develop an Artificial Hand That Can Feel
Researchers at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University are building a prosthetic hand that provides something like a sense of touch.
Cybersecurity
“Sharking” attack hacks a poker star’s laptop to gain the upper hand
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Modernization