Digital Government
Insurance Companies Are Making a $500 Million Bet on Obamacare
With HealthCare.gov basically fixed, insurers prepare a half-a-billion-dollar battle for new customers.
Modernization
Go open to transform legacy systems
Open-source service-oriented architecture can unlock the door to modernizing the government's legacy capabilities.
Digital Government
Federal Job Satisfaction Drops to 10-Year Low
The rankings are not reflective of employee views of the shutdown.
Acquisition
IT reform bill introduced in Senate
A bipartisan pair of appropriators wants to proceed with at least part of FITARA as stand-alone legislation.
People
Report: Plummeting morale threatens government output
The 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey paints a picture of federal workers disheartened by furloughs, pay freezes and budget uncertainty.
Cybersecurity
FEMA expands disaster crowdsourcing
A new app feature allows users to upload photos and report incident information from their smartphones.
Cybersecurity
Target offered hackers Black Friday sale
Financial Services // Manufacturing // United States
Cybersecurity
54 million Turkish citizens victimized by Russian identity thieves
Government (Foreign) // Turkey
Cybersecurity
Couple of laptops filched could affect 800,000 insurance members
Healthcare and Public Health // New Jersey, United States
Digital Government
Congress Limits Russian Sat Nav Monitor Stations in U.S.
System would have to be installed by U.S. citizens.
Digital Government
Fed IT Reform Bill Introduced in Senate, Spurred by HealthCare.gov
Similar legislation passed a House committee earlier this year.
Digital Government
What you Need to Know About Health IT Apps
The Veterans Affairs Department has begun rolling out custom-designed medical apps as part of a larger effort to make health care something patients can carry in their pockets.
Digital Government
Congress Directs the Pentagon to Appoint a Cyber Czar
The new position would have a broad portfolio, including oversight of all cyber missions, both offensive and defensive.
Digital Government
Build-It-Yourself Computer Kits Backed by Hackers, Apple Cofounder
Raspberry Pi and Kano help people understand how computers really work.
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.
Digital Government
NYU project touts 500 top open-data firms
The Open Data 500 is an honor roll of businesses that tap into federal, state, local, and other data streams to build products for their commercial ventures.
Acquisition