People

We The People expands its reach

With a new API, citizens can now import petition signatures from other websites to the official White House petition site.

Acquisition

Obama talks IT procurement

The HeathCare.gov debacle makes clear the importance of smart acquisition practices.

Digital Government

Obama Was Warned, Take It Offline and Other HealthCare.gov News

Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.

Modernization

FCC Eyes New Spectrum for Wi-Fi-Type Service

Sat phone company has tested the service with Amazon lab.

Digital Government

DARPA Plans Deep Brain Dive to Understand PTSD, TBI

Project aims to quantitatively characterize the ailments.

Emerging Tech

FBI Seeks Video Recognition Technology to Automatically ID Suspects

Demonstrations of motion picture pattern-matching are set to start in December.

Digital Government

Shortened Bidding Process Limited Obamacare Contractor Options

CGI was one of only four companies to bid on HealthCare.gov.

Cybersecurity

Message Security 'Unconditionally Guaranteed' After Quantum Cryptography Breakthrough

You still will need good passwords.

Emerging Tech

Why a New Taco Recipe Library Is on GitHub and Not a Wiki

Tacofancy's fast success says something interesting about collaboration on the Web.

Emerging Tech

How to Launder Billions of Digital Dollars

Less like the gangsterism of old; more like a lawless Paypal.

Cybersecurity

DHS hammering out cybersecurity planning

As NIST nears the completion of its cybersecurity framework, DHS is preparing plans to make it 'user-friendly' for the owners and operators of critical infrastructure components.

Cybersecurity

Latest NSA Overreach Awakens Tech Giants in Washington

Six tech behemoths asked lawmakers to curtail NSA's authority.

Emerging Tech

Testers Wanted for New Tool to Make It Easier to Petition the White House

We the People Write API will help groups gather petition signatures.

Acquisition

NASA sets mid-November SEWP deadline

The five-year contract would be the fifth iteration of the popular IT vehicle.

Cybersecurity

Are IT certs really a measure of talent?

Readers take issue with a recent report on the value of certifications.

People

The HealthCare.gov rollout: What should we learn?

There are plenty of trouble spots that could have been avoided, Richard Spires argues. And they all boil down to shortfalls in program management.

Digital Government

HealthCare.gov and the Inevitably Digital Future of American Governance

Washington is remarkably inexperienced with complicated tech that's unrelated to national defense.

Cybersecurity

Congress turns up heat on VA data breaches

The House Veterans Affairs Committee has directed six formal inquiries to VA's Office of Information and Technology since Oct. 23, totaling more than 100 questions concerning routine IT security practices.