Emerging Tech
Confused by Obamacare? Ask the President
A virtual hangout sent one woman’s Obamacare questions straight to the White House; others are still confused.
Emerging Tech
Here’s What State of the Union Tweeters Cared About Most
'Education’ and ‘jobs’ beat out ‘Obamacare’ and ‘guns’ in #SOTUchat Tweets.
Digital Government
Senator 'Won't Back Down' Despite White House Efforts to Weaken Federal Spending Transparency Bill
Obama officials want to roll back a DATA Act requirement for common spending codes across agencies. Mark Warner, D-Va., disagrees.
Emerging Tech
Commerce Seeks a Single System to Manage Its Citizen Services
Similar private-sector platforms allow customers to have a single profile across different divisions of a company.
Emerging Tech
A Tech Free State of the Union
The president’s speech glossed over the troubled state of government technology and procurement.
Digital Government
White House Pushes Weaker Version of Spending Transparency Bill
The revised DATA Act could make it more difficult to track spending across agencies.
Digital Government
Government Web Satisfaction Drops After HealthCare.gov Launch
Tuesday’s report reverses a two-year rise in public satisfaction with government services.
Emerging Tech
A More Social State of the Union
This year’s address will include numerous social media components.
Digital Government
Proposed Law Would Give U.S. Chief Technology Officer Oversight of Major IT Projects
The CTO’s office could manage the project itself or help the agency manage it.
Emerging Tech
DEA Plans a Suite of Investigative Apps
The contractor building the apps has worked extensively with defense and intel agencies.
Digital Government
HHS Bought More Cloud Storage in the Days Before HealthCare.gov Launched
The cost of the Obamacare cloud has quadrupled since Verizon first won the contract.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Tops 3 Million
That’s still far shy of the White House goal of 7 million enrollees by March 31.
Emerging Tech
Warren Buffett Uses Open Government Data
Other large open government data consumers include Google, Yahoo and Deloitte.
Emerging Tech
EPA Wants to Use Twitter to Track Stomach Flu
A Johns Hopkins study showed the social media site could spot flu outbreaks.
Emerging Tech
The FDA Is Accepting Online Nominations for Its Mulitiple Advisory Panels
The agency will use analytics to evaluate its applicant pool.
Emerging Tech
Feds Seek Verizon's Data Nearly 15 Times More Often Than Google's
The telecom giant has released its first report on government data requests.
Emerging Tech
It’s Official: Accenture Wins Contract to Manage HealthCare.gov
HHS will pay the contractor $91 million to manage the site for one year.
Emerging Tech
This Teen Uses Data to Track the Conversation About Bullying
Viraj Puri, 13, is seeking help from Facebook and Twitter to track the bullying conversation online.
Emerging Tech
The Congressional Civility Caucus’ Social Media Campaign Lasted Three Weeks
The group re-launched with a social media focus in 2012 but hasn’t tweeted or posted to Facebook in over a year.
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Is Secure, Says CMS Official Who Voiced Early Concerns
The Obamacare marketplace underwent end-to-end security testing in mid-December
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