Digital Government

Bill Gates: The Internet Won't Save the World

'Hmm, which is more important, connectivity or malaria vaccine?' the Microsoft founder asks.

Digital Government

Unemployment Remains Low for Tech Pros

At 3.9 percent, it's just under half the national rate, but still higher than it's been in nearly two years.

Digital Government

GAO Tosses Harris Protest Against $3.5 Billion Navy Network Contract

Hewlett-Packard cleared to start work.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattack Closes Major Israeli Highway; Hackers Bug Finnish Ministry

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Cybersecurity

NSA Surveillance Bill Advances in Senate

Legislation protects domestic-spying activities but increases transparency about them.

Digital Government

Obamacare 'Tech Surge' Draws From Google, Oracle

‘Dozens’ enlisted to help repair HealthCare.gov.

Acquisition

Swedes debate procurement, competition and public services

Steve Kelman looks at what another nation's policies can teach us about public management.

Digital Government

Better metrics needed for security clearance process

GAO warns that quality of security reviews remains difficult to measure.

People

Why agency jobs may be right up millennials' alley

SAP's Bill McDermott says organizations that don't adapt to younger workers are "doomed to fail" for the next 10 years.

People

Who's helping (and who's not) on the 'tech surge'

CMS identifies "emblematic" private-sector contributors and clarifies team structures, as Issa presses tech firms for assistance details.

Digital Government

Administration Memo Shows Six Enrollments Through HealthCare.gov on Day One

The documents were produced by the contractors involved in HealthCare.gov to comply with the House Oversight Committee's subpoena.

People

Shutdown delays open data deadlines, raises API questions

VanRoekel, Energy Department's Bectel say data feeds should be deemed essential.

Digital Government

NOAA preps ground systems for data flood

New satellites will dramatically increase the volume of continuous weather data from which scientists and forecasters must mine useful information.

Acquisition

Border towers delayed by shutdown

Contracts for high-tech sensor system will wait until at least early 2014.

Digital Government

Subpoenas, Outsourcing and other HealthCare.gov news

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

Digital Government

Pentagon's Electronic Health Record Gets a Life Extension

The Defense Department plans to extend the contract for AHLTA through 2018.

Digital Government

HealthCare.gov Contractor Previously Jeopardized Personal Data of 6 Million Medicare Beneficiaries

QSSI failed to stop employees from downloading unauthorized info onto jump drives, other devices, IG says.

Emerging Tech

White House Plans a Single FOIA Portal Across Government

The new Freedom of Information Act system could improve response times and reduce work for agencies and requesters.

Digital Government

Nuclear Labs Leader Concerned About Budget Cuts

Sequestration and other budget crimps could delay basic nuclear work, Paul Hommert says.