Emerging Tech

The Internet Could Suffer if Companies Start Paying Your Wireless Bill

AT&T's new pricing arrangements could transform the economic of the entire smartphone ecosystem.

Cybersecurity

Why the holidays made your BYOD approach a little trickier

All those smart phones and tablets under the Christmas tree inevitably mean a lot of new devices on the network – and plenty of accompanying security risks.

Cybersecurity

IG nominee faces 'warring camps' at DHS

One senator said the office is split between those loyal to the former acting IG and those who complained about him to Congress.

Modernization

More stuff that's not around any more

Steve Kelman muses on everything from IT acquisition to subway tokens.

Digital Government

Government can borrow from private sector’s big-data playbook

Real-time systems offer a multitude of potential benefits for the civilian side of government, according to an executive at MemSQL.

Digital Government

Four things to watch in big data

Splunk's vice president of public sector business sees a surge in "non-traditional" big data users.

Acquisition

Scott Quehl: Sharing services at scale

The Accenture Federal Services executive and former Commerce chief financial officer says the old budget buckets will no longer apply.

Acquisition

Watch out for standardized labor categories

The president of the Coalition for Government Procurement warns that GSA's planned changes could drive vendors away.

Cybersecurity

NIST Paid $16,500 for Space at Now-Boycotted RSA Conference

Speakers are backing out in protest of the encryption company’s alleged deal with NSA to weaken its security products.

Cybersecurity

Nasty Porn Ad Taints Moscow Times

Media // Russia

Cybersecurity

Ex-sheriff sentenced for hacking then-wife’s work computer – at her court office

Government (U.S.) // West Virginia, United States

Digital Government

GSA’s Chief Technology Officer Departing for the Private Sector

Casey Coleman is headed for AT&T.

Emerging Tech

Silicon Valley's New Spy Satellites

Three startups are launching services—and orbiters—to provide real-time, better-than-Google imagery of the Earth.

Emerging Tech

Here’s How Government Can Help Startups

Immigration and patent reform lead the list.

Digital Government

Why You Shouldn't Use a Laser-Equipped Gun as a Presentation Tool

Pointing lasers at airplanes (and pilots) is also a bad idea.

Emerging Tech

NASA’s Asteroid Hunter Has Its First Target

It marks progress in NASA's mission to locate, land on, and reroute an asteroid by 2025.

People

GSA CIO heads for private sector

Casey Coleman is leaving for a post at AT&T Government Solutions. Deputy CIO Sonny Hashmi will take over her duties at GSA on an acting basis.

Modernization

DOD's cautious path to the cloud

The Pentagon wants controls that go beyond FedRAMP, but critics claim DISA officials are dragging their feet.

Cybersecurity

What Mandiant-FireEye merger means for the federal market

FireEye could look to capitalize on Mandiant’s existing relationships with federal agencies and integrators.