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Sebelius: HealthCare.gov Restriction Aimed to Avoid Glitches, Not Cause Them
A last-minute change forcing ‘window shoppers’ to register contributed to the site’s disastrous launch, vendor says.
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Four Ways Agencies Can Spot Trends in Reams of Data
A big challenge is to proactively identify threats and security breaches.
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NSA Hacked Google and Yahoo's Private Networks
The agency accessed fiber optic connections between servers, Snowden documents show.
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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.
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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.
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Congress vs the President: Who Should Make the Calls on NSA?
Are the intel committees upset that the NSA tapped Merkel's phone -- or that they didn't know about it first? By Marc Ambinder
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Will Corruption Force U.S. Troops to Abandon Afghanistan?
There’s growing concern that the number of U.S. and NATO troops that remain past 2014 might be too small to oversee billions of aid money to Afghanistan. By Stephanie Gaskell
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HealthCare.gov’s Early Flaws Revealed, 1 Glitch Fixed, Blame the Contractors and Other News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
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House Passes Bill to Speed Up VA Claims Appeals Process
Legislation mandates more details on backlogged claims.
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HHS Official Shows Grace Under Overload
CMS chief remains calm during stormy congressional hearing on Obamacare.
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Sebelius: Blame Contractors For Obamacare Site
Secretary pushes back after contractors blame HHS for site’s flaws.
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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.
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ICE Hacked Its Own Employees to Teach Self-Defense in Cyberspace
Eighty percent of trained personnel successfully fought off potential cyberspies.
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Obama’s Top Tech Official: HealthCare.gov Is a ‘Teachable Moment’
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel offered no specifics about what went wrong or how the administration will fix the online insurance marketplace.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to Headline Defense One Summit
Hagel will lead a growing lineup of national security leaders to discuss the future U.S. role in global security. By Kevin Baron
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Exclusive Interview: DIA Director Flynn on Why Special Ops Will Keep Us From War
DIA's Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn talks about his mission to reform military intelligence and why al-Qaeda is metastasizing. By James Kitfield
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Senate Intel Committee Orders 'Major Review' of U.S. Spying Practices
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is ‘totally opposed’ to spying on allies and has ordered the Senate Intelligence Committee to conduct its own review of U.S. intelligence gathering. By Stephanie Gaskell
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HealthCare.gov Is Back to Its Old Self (Sort of) and Other News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
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Hacker Arrested for Compromising Federal Employee and Service Member Info
NASA and Missile Command Agency were among the suspect's targets.
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