special report
Bring Your Own Devices
Many agencies are letting employees use their personal devices for work purposes. But, what impact do BYOD policies have on device, information and agency security?
Study Predicts BYOD Boom by 2016
May 6 You buy the smartphone and your boss pays for the plan in one recommended scenario.
VA Holds Off on BYOD Until Personal Data Rights Issue Resolved
March 28 Policy needed to govern access to personal information in case of legal probes.
Do a 'Unified Workspace' and Mobility Mix?
February 28 Report offers thoughts on creating a cohesive environment amid telework and BYOD.
Agencies Balance Mobility and Cost Savings With Security
February 26 Cultural issues remain an impediment to telework.
Government Culture Inhibits Shared Services
February 7 The will and technology are there but silos and limited risk tolerance are a hindrance, CIO Council official says.
Telework group expands into broader mobility issues
January 30 BYOD strategies will be part of the remade organization's portfolio.
Is Government Now the Caboose of Technology?
January 28 Federal agencies used to drive technology innovation. Now, not so much.
Feds like BYOD so much they’d consider paying their agency to update their devices
January 15 Government employees estimate they gain nine hours per week in productivity.
Computing on the fly is replacing the need for desktop computers
January 10 Agencies are confronting a new budget line: Mobile management services.
Working from bed: like, or dislike?
November 21, 2012 New trend among younger workers makes work-life boundaries all the more blurry.
Reimbursement among roadblocks to BYOD
November 8, 2012 Ensuring participation and effective use of technology also pose challenges.
BYOD policies could increase productivity, employees say
October 26, 2012 New survey finds many employees use their own devices, even when their agency lacks a policy.
BYOD can quickly become BYOM -- bring your own malware
October 23, 2012 Employers may find it easier and less costly to buy and maintain the devices employees need.
What happens when staff use their own devices for work? They do their jobs.
October 15, 2012 How BYOD works in one low-security office.
HHS plan requires employees to outfit personal devices to agency standards
October 9, 2012 Strategy envisions stipends for some who bring their own smartphones and tablets.
Veterans Affairs taps contractor to build mobile apps store, software
October 5, 2012 Device management software will ensure security of employee-owned equipment on VA’s network.
BYOD security monitoring is not the norm
September 6, 2012 Study finds 62 percent of federal security pros lack systems for tracking government data on personal smartphones.
BYOD on the government’s dime?
August 20, 2012 Government may pay for part of federal employees’ monthly plans.
IG finds unauthorized e-readers, thumb drives, GPS on Homeland Security networks
June 28, 2012 The department does not consistently encrypt sensitive data stored on mobile devices.
Agency-owned PCs could soon be relics of a bygone era
June 22, 2012 Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker predicts employees will have to buy their own computers for work in the near future.
