Digital Government
Memo to President Obama: HealthCare.gov Is More Than Just a Website
The botched insurance exchange site shines a bright light on the government's problems with buying technology.
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Built by 'Rookies;' Fixes Could Take Weeks
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
Digital Government
Federal CIO is Back on the Job Full Time
Steven VanRoekel was filling in as the White House’s deputy director for management.
Digital Government
Army Chief: Tech Will Not Replace Grunts
Tactical networks still have ‘highest priority.’
Digital Government
Pentagon Awarded Contracts Worth $6.3 Billion During Shutdown
Defense pumped out 95 contracts while most government work was suspended.
People
Navy Yard answers remain elusive after shutdown
Report on police response to Sept. 16 shooting was due Oct. 21, but the government shutdown has slowed the investigation.
Digital Government
11 Noteworthy Health Care Apps
Applications that can help patients in almost every aspect of the medical process.
People
Obama promises HealthCare.gov fixes, hawks low-tech workarounds
"Nobody's madder than me about the fact that the website isn't working as well as it should," the president declares, "which means it's going to get fixed."
Digital Government
FBI Investigates Laser Pointer Attacks on Airline Pilots
Pilots at New York City's LaGuardia airport were temporarily blinded.
Digital Government
Obama: HealthCare.gov’s Product Is Good but the Cash Register’s Malfunctioning
The White House has recruited a tiger team to fix the ailing online health insurance marketplace.
Cybersecurity
NIST draft framework expected in a day or two
Shutdown delayed key cybersecurity milestone, but draft will be released well in advance of NIST's next workshop on the guidance.
Digital Government
CIOs May Struggle to Keep IT Staff on Board Next Year
Another challenge to retaining the federal tech workforce: industrywide antsiness.
Digital Government
The Sunny Side of Mass Surveillance
New Oakland hub will collect and analyze data from around the city -- including social media monitoring.
Modernization
GSA goes with IBM cloud to improve acquisition services
The contract will support GSA Global Supply, and draw on IBM's "end-to-end capability."
Digital Government
Cyber Civil Servants Knock on Industry’s Door after Shutdown
Recruiters are taking more calls from feds who could face another furlough in January.
Modernization
10 steps toward FedRAMP compliance
After June 2014, agencies can use only cloud service providers that are FedRAMP-compliant. Here's what CSPs must do to get there.
People
Hetal Jain: Transportation's sustainability monitor
This honoree used an EPA-developed web tool to track information on DOT's teleworking, water use, energy use, employee travel, recycling, pollution and more.
People
Carolyn Harvey: Saving money for HUD at GSA
This Rising Star secured six key IT contracts -- and saved $7 million -- in the first six months in her new role.
Digital Government
Dan Houston: Stamp of approval at USPS
This Rising Star manages 3,300 databases for the Postal Service, crunching 22 petabytes (and counting) of data.
Cybersecurity