Digital Government
Scheduling App Fundamentally Changes Doctor-Patient Relationships
ZocDoc has 4 million monthly users and has seen 200 percent growth in appointments year over year.
Digital Government
Why Obamacare Enrollment Numbers Don't Really Matter
The numbers Congress wants don't really speak to the law's prospects for success.
Digital Government
Let’s Get Rid of the Ghost Task Order Contracts
Start by posting all task order awards on a public website.
People
How to share information
A new report outlines 16 elements that contribute to data-sharing capability.
Cybersecurity
FBI Puts a $100,000 Bounty on Most-Wanted Cyber Criminal
As part of worldwide crackdown, feds add five more fugitive hackers to the list.
Digital Government
Media Blitz Aims to Address Crisis of Confidence in Obamacare
TV, radio and print campaign will start when site is fixed, Medicare chief says.
Digital Government
Don’t Fear It, 5 Registrants a Second and Other HealthCare.Gov News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
Digital Government
Did Sebelius Have the Authority to Delay Obamacare Website Launch?
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner says she doesn't know the answer.
Digital Government
17,000 Registrants an Hour and Other ObamaCare Fixes
'Window shopping' no longer requires registration, Medicare chief says.
Digital Government
VA Names Stephen Warren Full Time CIO
Department leaves the assistant secretary position vacant.
People
Congress probes whether VA violated law in job change
House committee questions timing, details of CIO Stephen Warren's recent title changes.
Digital Government
Feds look to share spectrum for commercial broadband
Although a detailed, public-facing database of government spectrum use is not in the offing, the government is working to free up more bandwidth for commercial providers.
Digital Government
What Government Services Will Look Like in 2020
Hint: They will include a lot more tech.
Cybersecurity
NIST to review cryptographic standards development process
Following the revelation of efforts by the National Security Agency to subvert NIST's work in developing cryptography standards, NIST will reconsider its methods and review its older work.
Digital Government
VA Awards ASM Research a Health IT Contract Triple the Price of Competitors’ Bids
Company hired a senior department technology official as chief strategist a month after the award, with VA ethics office approval.
Cybersecurity
Hagel to target cyber in quadrennial review
Defense Secretary: Terror threat has 'metastasized,' spreading to technologies where the U.S. previously enjoyed a strategic advantage.
Cybersecurity
IG: Government Has No Digital Cyber Warning System
Agencies are unable to quickly alert and instruct potential victims, report finds.
Digital Government
Firm Retains Contested Contract to Manage Nuclear Sites
Consolidated Nuclear Security won the deal, which is expected to be worth more than $22 billion over a decade.
Digital Government
Obama Calls for IT Procurement Reform
Purchasing changes must come after health care website is fixed, he says.
People