Modernization
3-D printing could offer flexibility for system upgrades
The emerging technology could give the Pentagon more flexibility in upgrading deployed systems in an ever-evolving threat environment.
Cybersecurity
HHS security goes back to basics
Don't plug smartphones into medical machines. Log off your computer. Keep your password to yourself. The medical community has plenty of room to improve when it comes to keeping critical data safe.
Cybersecurity
China hacking map, getting behind Einstein and Alabama cyber
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
How 'fog computing' makes the IoT run
The push to put processing power on the network's edge can be a valuable complement to cloud computing.
Modernization
An explainer on containers
If containers continue to advance into federal enterprise IT, they could spell the end of monolithic legacy applications.
Digital Government
Trade Group Collecting Tips on Federal Cybersecurity for White House
ACT-IAC plans to take its recommendations to the White House, the CIO and the Federal CIO Council.
Emerging Tech
Video: Curious about Windows 10? Here Are the Features You Need to Know
Microsoft's latest offering could make the workday a breeze.
Cybersecurity
PSC takes on OPM, FBI lags on info sharing, Joint Chiefs' email crashes and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
White House Gets Superserious about Supercomputing
A new order directs agencies within the federal government to work together -- and with the private sector -- on high-performance computers.
Ideas
4 Myths of Citizen Experience
What is required for success is to abandon old myths and fundamentally shift our thinking.
Cybersecurity
Fake Data Sets Could Safeguard Privacy
Synthetic datasets allow researchers to study social systems without compromising individual identities—but how reliable is the information they’re using?
Digital Government
Consumers Rant to FCC about Net Neutrality
Thousands have filed complaints against Comcast, AT&T and other Internet service providers.
Digital Government
There's Now an X-Ray Pill You Can Swallow
This new development could make important medical procedures like colonoscopies a little less invasive.
Modernization
Army issues guidance for commercial cloud migration
The guidance stipulates that commands bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring that systems and applications within their portfolios are rationalized.
Modernization
Buy or build? For IT, it's custom vs. COTS
It's a timeless question — and the answer might not be as clear-cut as agencies think.
People
House of Representatives seeking new CIO
Former House CIO Nelson Moe left two months ago, and the House continues to quietly recruit for a replacement.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Let DHS Monitor Internet Traffic on Government Systems Advances
The federal data security upgrade would the agency closer to the center of cybersecurity operations.
Acquisition
OMB developing cyber guidance for contractors
New guidelines will be aimed at bolstering contractor cybersecurity in the wake of breaches that originated with vendors.
Cybersecurity
CRS scrutinizes the OPM breach
A new report serves as a useful backgrounder for anyone looking for a quick yet detailed review of the circumstances surrounding the breach.
Cybersecurity