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

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

TechAmerica lobbying team bolts for ITI

Loss of four public-sector experts raises questions about industry group's future direction.