Signal

What's on our radar.

America needs a .gov backup plan

Regardless of what's happening between the opposite ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, why is America in this situation, and what can we do to ensure it never happens again?

The openwashing of Healthcare.gov

Perhaps the old saw "lipstick on a pig" is the best description for the information technology fiasco that was Healthcare.gov on October 1, 2013.

New SF effort will embed startup DNA into government

Spearheaded by SF's Office of Innovation and led by Mayor Ed Lee Senior Advisor Rahul Mewawalla, the program will embed "world-class entrepreneurial teams" into the inner workings of government to help inspire the next big civic thing and a new spin on the initial public offering.