Modernization

Cost of Obamacare Contract Has at Least Quintupled

The cloud that supports HealthCare.gov has nearly doubled in cost since the days before the site’s troubled launch.

Modernization

Defense Connect Online hits milestone

DISA’s online collaboration tool registers 1 million users.

Modernization

FCC Tries to Help Emergency Responders Find 911 Cellphone Callers

Carriers would have to provide more accurate information to 911 centers.

Digital Government

How Government Data Is Fueling a New Economy

Entrepreneurs tell us what’s working and what isn’t in the drive to open up government data.

Modernization

DOD launches new spectrum strategy

In the long term, the Pentagon will look to replace legacy systems with more "militarily effective" technologies.

Modernization

Bitcoin Could Become the Go-To Currency for Digital Tipping

Many Bitcoin users ranked gifts and donations as their most frequent transactions.

Modernization

Why Facebook Just Spent $19 Billion on a Messaging App

Facebook wants to dominate in the three areas WhatsApp excels in: apps, messaging, and usage in the developing world.

Modernization

Time to raise networking expectations in government

Agencies need to stop relying on 20th-century solutions and create networks than can move a terabyte of data per hour, says DOE official Greg Bell.

Science & Tech

This Is How America's Spies Could Find the Next National Security Threat

A recent breakthrough in online prediction markets promises a better glimpse of the future – paid for by U.S. intelligence. By Patrick Tucker

Digital Government

U.S. Ranks 8th in Citizen Satisfaction With Digital Government

Nonetheless, online services for Americans are the most mature in the world, researchers say.

Digital Government

FCC Moves to Revive Net-Neutrality Rules

The agency will try to protect access to Netflix, Google, and other websites.

Modernization

Google Tells Glass Users Not to Be 'Creepy or Rude'

Google's new etiquette guidelines highlights the ongoing debate around privacy and their technology.

Modernization

Moon Lasers Are Creating the Galaxy’s Fastest Internet

Want this article to load more quickly? Read it in space.

Modernization

Now Your Phone Can Help Cure Cancer

Harness your smartphone's incredible processing power to help conduct scientific research.

Modernization

White House team seeks answers on agency spectrum management

The move is the latest in the administration’s effort to free up spectrum for use in wireless broadband to meet the growing demand for data-intensive mobile services.

Cybersecurity

U.S. Spied on More Than 300,000 AT&T Customers in 2013

Like Verizon, the telecom titan received far more requests for customer data than Internet companies did.

Modernization

Survey highlights differences in IT preparedness

In a recent survey, 94 percent of state and local IT professionals said their agencies were not prepared for the coming IT challenges.

Modernization

Senators Want to Help You Kill Your iPhone

A new bill would require smart phones to come equipped with a “kill switch” owners could flip if their phone is lost or stolen.

Modernization

IP switch could threaten FAA systems, says integrator

Harris Corp. has warned that hacking is much less difficult in IP and wireless environments than with hardwired systems, which could prove problematic for air traffic control.

Modernization

Adult Literacy Program May Move to a Public Cloud

The suite of adult learning websites is currently housed in a private cloud.