FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. The cost of yesterday’s fireworks display…

The Health and Human Services Department unveiled new data and new opportunities for researchers and developers as part of Health Datapalooza IV held at the Omni Shoreham…

U.S. CTO Todd Park (File photo: Institute of Medicine) The federal government is witnessing the emergence of a “data-powered revolution in health care,” thanks in part to the money…

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is stepping down after five years on the post, ending her HHS career in the wake…

Kurt DelBene will lead and manage healthcare.gov. (Photo: Microsoft) There’s a new lead man running healthcare.gov. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,…

State health exchanges are seeing nearly three times the enrollment of the federal exchanges. Almost three times as many have signed up for health care coverage through…

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. VA’s new CTO joins from the…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new program, HHSignite, that will provide seed funding to ideas that spur innovation throughout the department.…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (Photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) Janet Napolitano will continue as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security into President…

BeTobaccoFree.gov The Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of BeTobaccoFree.gov on Thursday, a new website aimed at providing one-stop access to the best and…