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Apple Is Looking Into Reports That Some iPhone 8s Are Falling Apart

These phones are coming apart at the seams.

Modernization

Google Opens Up Parental Controls

The Family Link is now available for all concerned parents.

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FedRAMP launches streamlined approvals for low-impact services

FedRAMP Tailored aims to get applications to agencies in as little as four weeks and reduce the burden on cloud providers.

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Hurd promises more FITARA oversight

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) said selective compliance with FITARA initiatives was a "frustrating" problem that oversight can solve.

Modernization

Hey FCC: Hurricane Victims Shouldn't Run Out of Cell Minutes

The case for making phone companies provide free service after disasters.

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DHS moves ahead on financial system amid questions from Congress

DHS released the final draft RFP for its financial management system modernization to potential vendors and told them to plan for a late October contract award.

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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Shares the Leadership Lesson in Watching Amazon Win the Cloud Business

Nadella says Microsoft missed a major opportunity

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Amazon Introduces a New Collection of Smart Home Gadgets

The company aims to have an Echo for everyone.

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FedRAMP’s Tailored Baseline is Here

The program offers a faster, cheaper path for certifying low-risk cloud services for agencies.

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Better standards, more sharing seen as keys to cloud adoption

A broad-based group of federal officials are working together to develop new tools for cloud acquisition and innovation.

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Senators propose extension of FITARA data center initiative

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the Senate version of a bill to extend data center consolidation provisions that are due to expire in October 2018.

Modernization

House panel hammers Army CIO over request to reprogram 2018 funds

The Army is seeking to realign funds for network modernization, but Congress wants to know what's wrong with the systems it already paid for.

Digital Government

The Future the US Military is Constructing: a Giant, Armed Nervous System

Service chiefs are converging on a single strategy for military dominance: connect everything to everything.

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Navy looks to break ground with collaborative IT contracts

By getting ongoing industry input on contracts from industry, the Navy is expecting to save time. Will it work?

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Pentagon Cuts Mobile Device Costs By Half

The mobility program's popularity drove down prices significantly.

Digital Government

Trump Aide Says Modernizing Federal IT is Administration’s Cold War Moment

Will the government's technology challenges galvanize decision-makers as the Cold War once did?

Digital Government

Survey: Most CIOs Say a Majority of Their Applications Are Out of Date

About 72 percent of federal chief information officers said the majority of applications in their agencies are legacy systems, a new survey finds.

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House Oversight leaders want answers on White House email

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wants answers on the reported use of private email accounts to conduct official business by White House advisor and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner.