Modernization
IRS, CMS on track to meet health law deadlines, officials say
With open enrollment and tax season approaching, senior officials say IT systems will be ready to support insurance shoppers and tax filers.
Modernization
A framework for knotty global Internet problems
A think tank wants to separate technical architecture from issues of high policy to smooth cross-border Internet conflicts.
Modernization
NOAA plots successor to climate modeling supercomputer
NOAA's current weather and climate forecasting supercomputer system went online last July, but the agency is already seeking ideas to augment or replace it.
Digital Government
FindTheBest launches federal-agency spending tool
The new site is aimed at the general public rather than contractors or others in industry.
Modernization
VA mulls redo of VetLink kiosks
An RFI indicates a desire for the kiosks to be supported in the cloud and use HTML5 responsive design for mobile presentation.
Cybersecurity
What happened with the HealthCare.gov security breach
A July intrusion place malicious code on a poorly protected test server, but HHS officials say no data was compromised.
Modernization
CMS extends Accenture's HealthCare.gov deal
In the midst of a procurement for a new contractor, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opted to give the incumbent six more months managing the federal health care exchange.
Modernization
DOD health record procurement to 'lead the way' on interoperability
The new system is intended to cover roughly 9.6 million people and will have a major impact on the market for interoperable electronic health records systems.
Digital Government
Task force taps the brakes on interoperability
The seamless transfer of health data could mean large incumbent providers lose market advantage and the ability to act as information gatekeepers.
Acquisition
DISA plans reboot of $12B IT contract
Encore III, a global IT vehicle for DOD, enters the pre-solicitation phase.
Cybersecurity
NGA's school for agile
A request for training offers more evidence of the federal pivot to agile.
Acquisition
$500 million in HealthCare.gov spending explained
An IG report details 60 contracts that went into building the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
Acquisition
How VA hopes to fix its scheduling system
Embattled agency promises an RFP for commercial solutions by late September, and aims to pick a vendor by year's end.
Cybersecurity
DARPA wants smarter ways to measure brain activity
Agency hopes to detect activity in a single neuron, from a distance -- no surgery or tissue-singeing allowed.
Acquisition
DOD releases RFP for $11 billion health record project
The long-awaited procurement will modernize military health records and must sync with Veterans Affairs systems.
People
FCC taps Scott Jordan for CTO role
Replacement for Henning Schulzrinne hails from University of California, Irvine.
People
More hands-on engagement promised at this year's ELC
As the government pivots to agile, this year's ACT-IAC leadership meeting hones in on practical problem solving.
Cybersecurity
DeLong: NSA security reforms predate Snowden
Compliance director also claims explaining what NSA does is becoming a greater part of the agency's culture.
Modernization
DISA's Bennett preaches COTS and consolidation
The CIO of the Defense Information Systems Agency is finding that attachment to physical products is hard to shake.
People