Digital Government
NASA begins exploring quantum computing
Scientists face numerous challenges in testing the D-Wave Two’s capabilities, beginning with mapping problems to quantum models.
Cybersecurity
Rockefeller aims to add cyber overhaul to defense bill
Measure would provide a statutory framework to some elements of President Barack Obama's executive order on cybersecurity.
Acquisition
IT procurement and HealthCare.gov: Searching for scapegoats?
There are plenty of serious problems with HealthCare.gov, Steve Kelman argues, but the procurement system itself does not appear to be one of them.
Cybersecurity
Global study reveals lack of IT preparedness
In the public sector, 59 percent of respondents said funding was the biggest limiting factor in their organization’s tech project success.
Digital Government
Emails Reveal Worries About Bad Press for Obamacare Website
Top CMS officials expressed concerns about HealthCare.gov days before the site's Oct. 1 launch.
Emerging Tech
Military Wants to Buy Iron Man Suits for Troops
The suit would manage soldiers’ metabolism and tap their thoughts.
Digital Government
How Do You Cut the Number of Homeless Vets? Provide Housing
VA and HUD figure it out.
Digital Government
How to Precognize a Snowden
Since psych evaluations violate privacy rules, the FBI might turn to a whole new science.
Emerging Tech
Spotting the Trends in Disaster Tweets
FEMA looks for patterns in social media to improve emergency management.
Cybersecurity
House panel authorizes full funding for intell IT modernization
The legislation would also target insider threats in the wake of the leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Emerging Tech
Is Google's Secretive Research Lab Working on Human-Dolphin Communication?
The short answer is 'no,' but the long answer is much more interesting.
Digital Government
Some Say Telework Law Hinders Federal Telework
Most see it as a boon for mobility.
People
New bill would demand detailed HealthCare.gov data
Legislation would require state-by-state statistics, and put a price tag on the cost of the "tech surge" being conducted to fix the site.
Digital Government
A Closer Look at HealthCare.gov's Still-Unbuilt 30 Percent
Three missing back-end systems aren't needed until 2014 but were supposed to be done earlier.
Digital Government
Oregon's Obamacare Website Hasn't Enrolled One Person in Private Insurance Yet
And the fax line is always busy. The state site aims for functionality by Dec. 16.
Acquisition
GSA looks to trim Microsoft product costs
The General Services Administration says a new blanket purchase agreement could save the agencies 15-20 percent annually on commercial software.
Modernization
The Quest to Build an NSA-Proof Cloud
European leaders want to go head to head with Amazon and Google.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel approves DHS secretary nominee
Confirmation by the full Senate is expected, but could be slowed by procedural moves aimed at getting more information about the administration's border security plans.
Modernization
A fundamental shift -- and a long-term proposition
It might take a generation for federal IT managers to fully digest the technological evolution of the past few years.
Cybersecurity