Digital Government

Only 23% of the World Has a Free and Open Internet

The U.S. does not have the world's most free internet, according to a independent watchdog group.

Modernization

Can iPhone's Face ID Be Fooled By a Mask?

Hackers may have found a way through 3D printing.

Modernization

5 things to think about when modernizing agency IT

With the MGT Act poised to become law, it's a matter of when -- not if -- federal agencies will modernize legacy software and infrastructure.

Modernization

GSA wants feedback on cloud contract language

A recent RFI seeks examples of effective and problematic contract language as well as suggestions on how to incorporate cloud services into different contract vehicles for direct solicitations, resellers and system integrators.

Modernization

Here's How to Use Apple Pay Cash

Paying back your friends was never so easy.

Modernization

GSA to Industry: Help Us Write Better Cloud Contracts

The government doesn’t always do a good job explaining what it wants.

Modernization

It’s Time to Update Your iPhone if You’re Getting That Bizarre “i” Keyboard Bug

It should fix that pesky problem.

Digital Government

Survey: Telework Is Risky But Government Should Do It Anyway

Telework rewards outweigh risks, according to public-sector employees surveyed.

Ideas

Protect White House Staff's Personal Tech But Don’t Forget to Secure Government Phones

Talking about personal devices takes attention away from the arguably greater threat posed by unsecured government-issued mobile devices.

Cybersecurity

Alexa Doesn’t Have the Attention Span to Secretly Eavesdrop on Your Conversations

The virtual assistant is only here to help.

Modernization

Agencies failing key agile test

An oversight report found that most agencies were failing to certify implementation of incremental development on some major software projects.

Modernization

A user's guide to IT modernization

There are new big plans for federal IT modernization, but the old pitfalls remain.

Digital Government

NIH Is Handing out 10,000 Fitbits To Track People's Health

It's a part of the updated precision medicine program.

Modernization

Pentagon: We Want You — to Get Us Into The Cloud Much Faster

We need the private sector's help to vault DOD into the world of elastic computing and machine learning.

Modernization

Here's How to Actually Use the iPhone X

Without a home button, quite a few things are different.

Modernization

What it Will Take to Keep Trump Tweeting From Behind China’s Great Firewall

While China’s massive censorship machine technically blocks Chinese citizens from using Twitter, there are ways around it.

Modernization

Lawmakers look to keep close tabs on VA's health record switch

A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers introduced legislation that would compel the Department of Veterans Affairs to document how it plans to implement its new electronic health record system.

Modernization

Why GAO nixed the Census mobile deal

Census made several key slipups in its decision to award a $283 million mobile device contract for the 2020 population count, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Modernization

How to Get Yourself Ready to Upgrade to the iPhone X

There are a few things that should be on your checklist.