Modernization
White House takes on technology revamp
The White House is standing up a technology council to "transform and modernize" the government's IT and digital services.
Modernization
Congress agrees on funding package
After flirting with a partial shutdown, lawmakers agreed on a bipartisan $1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September.
Digital Government
Slack Can Now Be Used as a Dating App—And That’s a Really Bad Idea
The messaging platform that’s taken over the lives of office workers, is about to become even more distracting.
Modernization
Amazon’s Best Money-Making Machine Is Slowing Down
Amazon Web Services churned out more than $12 billion in revenue last year.
Modernization
MGT is back
Capitol Hill IT modernization champion Will Hurd reintroduced a bill to support the retirement of legacy technology and the shift to cloud and managed services.
Modernization
Satya Nadella’s Biggest Bet for Microsoft Could Be Its Future
The tech giant's cloud computing business continues to be a rising star,
Modernization
Federal Cloud Spending Has Stalled, Report Says
The slowdown could be a blip in the market's double-digit growth.
Modernization
OMB seeks more specific IT spending data
New guidance instructs agencies to break out investments for seven standard "support IT" categories.
Digital Government
How to Stop Services from Snooping on Your Gmail
Do you know who's reading your messages?
Modernization
Box brings milspec security to its entire platform
DOD's authorization for Impact Level 4 means controls for sensitive unclassified information are now in place for all customers. FedRAMP High authorization is in the works, and will also be platform-wide.
Digital Government
Defense Intelligence Agency’s ‘Shark Tank’ Helps Startups Pitch Spy Apps
DIA analysts who like a product can launch a partnership on the spot.
Modernization
Egypt Is Blocking Voice Calls Made Over Social Media Apps
The key reason is ostensibly security concerns, but there’s also a suspicion there are economic incentives.
Modernization
Step One in Optimizing Data Centers: Know What You Have
Going through 16 data centers, some of which reside outside the continental United States, is a challenging feat.
Cybersecurity
Facebook's Account Recovery Changes Could Drastically Improve Your Online Security
Those security questions never were very secure.
Modernization
7 not-so-secret weapons to modernize apps
High-profile failures can make "AppMod" a daunting proposition, but how you start shapes how you finish.
Digital Government
You Can Now Buy the Brains Behind Amazon’s Alexa
The deep neural networks that power Amazon’s popular voice assistant are up for sale.
Modernization
The Secret Ingredients NASA Used to Build Its Huge Photo Library
The repository is the culmination of a 3-year effort to make NASA’s data more open and accessible.
Modernization
Virtual roadblocks to modernization
Our aging federal IT infrastructure is a big impediment to using state-of-the-art tech applications for government service delivery.
Modernization