Emerging Tech

White House Vastly Overstates Federal Transparency, Auditors Report

There's been little progress in declassifying benign national security records or using technology to facilitate the release of documents.

Digital Government

Lead Contractor Urged More Testing on HealthCare.gov

CGI Federal also warned of problems exchanging information during the registration process for the online insurance marketplace.

Digital Government

House GOP Watchdog Subpoenas Leader of the HealthCare.gov Fix

Government officials insist the ailing site will be running well by the end of November.

Emerging Tech

HealthCare.gov’s New Chief Fixer Doesn’t Know Who’s on the Team

QSSI said Thursday it wasn’t familiar with a plan to fix the ailing marketplace; On Friday it was leading the team.

Emerging Tech

CGI’s HealthCare.gov Testimony is Annotated on Rap Genius

The site designed to decode rap lyrics has become a source of news analysis.

Digital Government

Issa Demands Details on HealthCare.gov Fix

Key Republican wants to know who was recruited for the ‘tech surge’ and what they’re doing.

Emerging Tech

Now You Can Petition Some Members of Congress Directly

Paul Ryan and Elizabeth Warren are among the early adopters of a website that invites citizens to tell lawmakers what they really want.

Emerging Tech

HealthCare.gov: Technology Failures Are Government Failures

There's no sense in distinguishing the insurance marketplaces from the website that supports them.

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.

Digital Government

Public Sentiment on HealthCare.gov Takes a Nosedive

There have been significantly more negative tweets about the online marketplace than positive ones since it launched.

Digital Government

Did Politics Help Cause HealthCare.gov Failures?

Partisan rancor and heightened scrutiny may have caused less efficient site development.

Emerging Tech

Feds Chronicle First Day Back in Social Media

Most official Twitter and other accounts were silent during the shutdown.

Digital Government

Who's to Blame When IT Systems Fail?

Lawmakers want to simplify lines of responsibility by redefining the role of federal chief information officers.

Emerging Tech

Get Ready For Data-Driven Romance

Or: How we’ll learn to stop worrying and let computers take the lead.

Digital Government

Obamacare Contractors Were Big Campaign Donors

Companies working on the health care reform law also spent heavily on lobbying, transparency group says.