In 2011, the government started concocting a plan to issue Americans one online ID they can use across multiple agencies websites — sort of like an OpenID for the government. Now, that plans wheels are turning, and pilot testings slated to begin this May in Pennsylvania and Michigan. The initiative, called National Strategy for Trusted […]
When the government’s health insurance shopping site Healthcare.gov first launched on October 1st, it was obvious that something was very wrong. One proposal was to experiment with a digital services agency within the government that could operate with the speed and agility of a startup.
The government and leading Internet companies today announced a compromise that will allow those companies to reveal more information about how often they are ordered to turn over customer information to the government in national security investigations. The Justice Department reached agreements with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, and LinkedIn that…
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