Cybersecurity

Time to Choose a Password Manager

Using a password manager is just one way to increase personal online security.

Modernization

TSA Announces Stricter Electronics Screening Rules

Time to travel with fewer electronics.

Digital Government

Google Is Making it Easier for You to Only See What You Want To

Google’s latest update to its mobile search app may make such “filter bubbles” even harder to eradicate.

Modernization

Google's SOS Alerts Can Help You During An Emergency

The tech company is helping provide citizens with important information through Google search results.

Modernization

Navy makes old signals new again

A new project will bring a 200-year-old seaborne communications technology into the current digital ocean.

Modernization

It's Time to Update Your iPhone

Better safe than sorry.

Digital Government

5 States Sign Up for National Public Safety Network

FirstNet is underway, but lawmakers are still concerned about cybersecurity.

Modernization

More opt-ins, more questions for FirstNet

Five states have said they will use the nationwide broadband network for first responders, but costs still concern states weighing whether to join.

Modernization

A Tiny Update to iOS 11 Will Make Apple’s AirPods So Much More Useful

Currently, Apple’s AirPods aren’t particularly useful for controlling sound.

Digital Government

How Twitter Fuels Anxiety

The anxious can often find a supportive community through tweeting, but the nature of the social media site can exacerbate symptoms.

Modernization

Here’s What You Need to Know Now About U.S. Customs Searches of Your Phone

Data stored exclusively on the cloud is off-limits for now.

Digital Government

Watchdog: Without a Plan, Motor Carrier Safety Agency Can’t Update I.T.

A GAO report dinged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a half-baked IT modernization plan.

Modernization

FedRAMP tweaks programs to speed authorizations

A new web form for FedRAMP Forward will ease submission of business cases for priority authorization, and proposed requirements for the FedRAMP Tailored baseline are out for public comment.

Modernization

Survey: Feds Still Use Shadow I.T. to Do Their Jobs

Many federal employees turn to personal devices to boost their productivity, a recent survey found.