People
10 HealthCare.gov bugs you might have missed
There's even more to the Obamacare launch's stumbles than you know.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Shift Attention From Obamacare Website to Law
Even Republicans assume HealthCare.gov will be fixed; both sides turn to more-lasting impacts of reform.
Digital Government
Homeland Security Will No Longer Assess GPS Risks
More unintended consequences of sequestration and tight budgets.
Cybersecurity
Pondering the pros and cons of an ID hub
A single federated ID would make tracking, verifying and authenticating identities easier, but it also could make the public nervous, said some IT managers participating in the hub project.
Cybersecurity
Big Data Is a Good Place for Hackers to Hide
In five to 10 years, expect attackers to game threat-detection analytics by creating bogus malicious activity.
Modernization
SAM, the cloud, and the new environment
Cloud computing presents new challenges to software asset management, so SAM strategies should be adapted to fit the nature of individual agency networks.
Emerging Tech
What Do All Those Earth-like Planets Mean? Let's Fund NASA and Find Out
How can we not try to find out if any of them really are like us?
Digital Government
Document Shows Contractor Warned That HealthCare.gov Couldn’t Handle High Traffic
The troubled site could only manage 1,100 simultaneous users a day before launch.
Modernization
CIA-backed Cloud Security Firm Buys Encryption Company to Help Spy-Wary Industry
To address corporate concerns about storing information at data centers accessible by intelligence agencies, HyTrust acquires HighCloud.
Cybersecurity
After breach at customer loyalty service, deal winners might lose money
Hospitality // Ireland
Cybersecurity
A wrong number sends doc’s patient files to Canadian homeowner
Healthcare and Public Health // Saskatchewan, Canada
Digital Government
Senator Pushes for Protection From Drones' Prying Eyes
Feds would need a warrant for drone surveillance under Sen. Markey's bill.
Digital Government
CIO Working on Obamacare Website Steps Down
Other CMS management staffers are moving around too.
Digital Government
‘A Miserable 5 Weeks,’ a Resignation and Other HealthCare.gov News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
Digital Government
Agencies Could Save Nearly $6 Billion From IT Consolidation
The savings estimate from a government auditor is more than double the White House’s figure.
Digital Government
Federal Agencies Welcome More Than 500 Virtual Interns
A handful of agencies are participating in the expanding program.
Digital Government
Sebelius: Delaying Obamacare Website 'Not an Option'
HHS secretary says health care improvements were needed immediately.
Digital Government
Senate Bill Would Make Data Center Consolidation the Law
Legislation would require annual reports on agencies' consolidation plans and progress.
People