Modernization
GSA adds hyperconverged infrastructure options to Schedule 70
The General Services Administration adds cloud-friendly platforms to its biggest multiple award IT contract.
Modernization
How does civil service efficiency square with agency reorgs?
While shared services and other tech can help streamline government, federal workforce experts are skeptical about whether budget cuts can spur productivity.
Policy
IT Modernization Bill Heads to President
Congress passes the Modernizing Government Technology Act as part of the defense authorization bill.
Policy
Lawmakers to Agencies on FITARA: Get It Together
A House oversight committee pushed IT leaders to set more ambitious upgrade goals after its fifth assessment of federal agencies’ technology.
Modernization
MGT passes Congress in 2018 NDAA
The legislative push to get federal agencies up to speed on IT, eliminating creaky and expensive legacy systems will end with the president's signature.
Modernization
What's behind agency FITARA scores?
Agencies shared the stories behind improved, declining and stable FITARA grades.
Digital Government
Pros and Cons of the New Digital Pills That Connect to Your Smartphone
This pill can even send data to your doctor.
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
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