Ideas

Redefining the Role of Federal CIO: The Enabler-in-Chief

The key is modernizing systems will not be done in the same architectural model of the past.

Modernization

All Smartphone Users Should Take Away These Two Lessons From CIA Wikileaks Files

Don't stop using encryption services.

Modernization

Update Twitter and Free Up a Lot of Space on Your iPhone

Twitter updated its iPhone app today with a new feature that lets users do some spring cleaning.

Modernization

Over a Third of Dot-Govs Fail Mobile Device Speed Tests

A recent study found 92 percent of sites fail at least one metric related to load time, security, mobile friendliness and accessibility.

Modernization

Moore’s Law Can’t Last Forever—But Two Small Changes Might Mean Your Phone Battery Will

It’s true the pace of accelerating computer power is slowing. It’s also true this slowdown is a problem.

Ideas

Some Alleged CIA Hacking Tools—Like Apps That Turn Smart TVs into Spies—Do Exist

A more unsettling issue may be why the CIA couldn’t protect its own data in the first place.

Ideas

When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?

Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.

Modernization

Shared service gets some blame for HUD's financial woes

The department's struggles with shared services contributed to restatement of financial data, according to HUD's inspector general.

Modernization

Video: Choosing the Right Keyboard App

Texting is too important to stick with the default keyboard.

Digital Government

Now You Can Use NASA's Volcano-Tracking Technology to Monitor Your Baby

Or your cat.

Modernization

Amazon Broke the Internet Because Its System Couldn’t Handle a Typo

Amazon has already modified its S3 system to avoid this problem again in the future.

Modernization

SDN looms large in NSTAC report

A report under development by a government advisory board says the government must move quickly to better understand software-defined networking's effect on critical infrastructure.

Modernization

For the First Time, the Price of Bitcoin Is the Same as the Price of Gold

Two years ago, the value of Bitcoin slumped so badly that the digital currency was being written off as a failed experiment.

Modernization

A Technology Loved By Global Protestors Will Soon Be Used for Sending Messages and Music Without the Internet

The app lets users send messages to one another without cellular data or a Wi-Fi internet connection

Modernization

FirstNet's Message To Tech: First Responders Could Be The Next Big Market

Public safety officers have unique needs, and tech companies need to start thinking about them.

Modernization

Apple’s Upending the iPhone with a $1000 Model Featuring Curved Glass and—Wait for It—a USB Port

The next iPhone's different look could be intriguing for some consumers.

Modernization

Bid protest continues to stall FirstNet award

The First Responder Network Authority is preparing to announce the award for its nationwide broadband public safety network, once it settles an ongoing bid protest.

Modernization

How Long Can Border Agents Keep Your Email Password?

Some data gathered from travelers going through customs can stay in a Homeland Security database for 75 years.

Modernization

At Mobile World Congress, Industry Leaders Try Work Out What Comes After the Smartphone

Telecom, internet and manufacturing industry players are gathered in Barcelona this week.

Modernization

Close calls with unmanned aircraft increase

The number of close encounters between civilian aircraft and unmanned drones in national airspace is on the rise, the FAA reports.