Digital Government

About 30 Percent of ObamaCare Enrollees Are Younger Than 34

December enrollment on HealthCare.gov was 7 times October and November enrollment combined.

Digital Government

Groups plan SOPA-style online protest of NSA

Privacy advocates will mark the 13-month anniversary of the suicide of Aaron Swartz with another Web-based uprising.

Emerging Tech

When CGI Made It Work

The much-maligned HealthCare.gov contractor helped make a Medicare Plan Finder tool an unvarnished success.

Digital Government

Defense Health Agency focusing on IT for savings, efficiencies

Beyond migrating to a new electronic health records system, the agency is consolidating IT infrastructure, moving to DOD enterprise email and boosting R&D.

Digital Government

Hill turnover will affect federal IT community

Term limits and retirements will alter the lineup of committee chairs with jurisdiction over federal IT policy.

Modernization

How You’ll Write Emails on the Tiny Screen of a Smartwatch

Kids of the near future could be writing term papers on these.

Digital Government

Tech's Gender and Race Gap Starts in High School

A look at who takes the Advanced Placement computer science exam—and who doesn't

People

GAO: Agencies need to improve IT Dashboard data

Of 80 investments reviewed, 27 had ratings that were inconsistent with investment risk, according to the Government Accountability Office.

People

Former DOD official to lead industrial base review

One of Brett Lambert’s duties at the Pentagon was to lead efforts to improve communication between the department and the defense industrial base.

Modernization

Encryption challenges move to the cloud

Cloud computing is expanding the data encryption and key management issues agencies face.

Cybersecurity

Health Care Sector to Test Reflexes for Cyber Attack

HHS and industry will simulate assaults on networks underpinning the medical sector and test their ability to fight back.

Cybersecurity

Cops name and shame drunk drivers on Twitter

Government (Foreign) // Staffordshire, UK

Digital Government

Op-Ed: Open Data Policy Has Far-Reaching Implications for Health Care

Among other things, key data will be more readily accessible and usable for analysis and research.

Digital Government

BYOD News: The Scramble to Get All the New Devices Online After the Holidays

“Every year, everyone gets a brand new bunch of toys and wants to come in and use them.”

Emerging Tech

Lessons for HealthCare.gov’s Future in Medicare Part D

The eight-year-old Plan Finder tool is operating well, auditors say.

Digital Government

White House to Part Ways With the Contractor Behind HealthCare.gov

CGI Federal's contract expires at the end of February.

Digital Government

Immediate Notification Could Hurt Healthcare.gov Hack Victims

Website users could receive false assurances or false alarms under a House bill requiring consumers be informed of a breach within two days, experts suggest.

Ideas

Edward Snowden and the Power of Cloud Computing

The gap between technology and the law grows wider, with no bridge in sight.