People
Innovation Fellows describe their reality check
While progress is being made, agency buy-in can be an uphill battle.
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Is Back to Its Old Self (Sort of) and Other News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Compromised Links in an Obama Twitter Account: Through Email
Phishing attack may have helped the Syrian Electronic Army to gain access via a link-shortening service.
Digital Government
Dear HHS, My Email Addresses Are Valid
HealthCare.gov shut me out just three screens into the process.
Digital Government
Payments to HealthCare.gov Contractor Questioned During Medicare.gov Overhaul
CMS paid CGI $2.6 million in questionable fees, according to a 2007 audit.
Emerging Tech
Vancouver Is About to Get the World's First Bitcoin ATM
Apparently, it's easier to test the concept in Canada than the U.S.
Cybersecurity
Hacker Arrested for Compromising Federal Employee and Service Member Info
NASA and Missile Command Agency were among the suspect's targets.
Cybersecurity
Obama Twitter Account, Campaign Group's Emails Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army
Pro-regime hackers say the U.S. president's terrorism capabilities 'are quite high.'
Acquisition
HealthCare.gov becomes example for procurement criticism
'Horse and buggy-era' funding cited as part of the problem in federal acquisition.
Cybersecurity
Certification: check. Now what?
Cybersecurity certifications are proliferating, but developing an agreed-upon measure for experience and expertise is still difficult.
People
The challenge to collaboration
What impedes efforts to bring together different divisions within the government? Here's one possibility.
Digital Government
NASA's quantum lab could be giant leap for computing
Quantum computing could help with challenges such as optimizing air traffic control or recognizing subtle patterns in data.
Modernization
Michael G. Meskill: Taking USDA to the cloud
Thanks to Meskill, the Agriculture Department has joined the ranks of cloud service providers.
Cybersecurity
Why Was NSA's Website Down for 11 Hours?
Multiple groups have taken credit for hacking NSA.gov.
Cybersecurity
NSA Surveillance Back in Crosshairs on Hill
Senators work behind closed doors to lift the opacity of NSA's domestic-surveillance.
People
Samantha Kott Kouril: Undaunted by challenge
Knowing little about IT didn't keep this Rising Star from accepting an internship at GSA, where she's now a project manager.
Cybersecurity
The fight against biometric spoofing
Make-up, photographs and digital recorders are tools in the biometric hacker's toolbox, but efforts are underway to make systems more resistant to them.
People
Cloud failure temporarily crashes HealthCare.gov
The main public face of Obamacare is back in service after the latest in a string of embarrassing difficulties took it offline.
Cybersecurity