Modernization
HHS hones in on IT priorities
In the waning days of the administration, HHS continues to focus on four key goals.
Modernization
USGS expands sensor network to track monster hurricane
The USGS is building out a sensor network in states where Hurricane Matthew is expected to have its biggest impact, to help weather and emergency officials monitor the storm's vital signs in real time.
Modernization
Why Google Is Building Its Own Phones Now
The company wants to beat Apple at its own game.
Cybersecurity
New Technology Lets You Transmit Passwords Through Your Body
It may sound sci-fi, but the invention is based on present-day tech.
Modernization
Europe’s Fight Over Data Privacy Has a Silver Lining—a Cloud-Computing Boom
Microsoft revealed it has spent $3 billion on data centers for its Azure cloud-computing platform in Europe to date.
Digital Government
Could Virtual Interviews Solve Government's Recruiting Problem?
A new survey finds about 43 percent of millennials think agencies should use social media in recruiting.
Modernization
Text-Based Emergency Alerts Could Soon Include More Characters, URLs
FCC adopted rules that would increase the amount of information emergency managers could send out.
Digital Government
The Global Cost of Electronic Waste
Computers, phones, and other digital devices increasingly are made to be thrown away—which is bad for both consumers and the environment.
Modernization
First FedRAMP Accelerated Authorization Takes 15 Weeks
Microsoft Customer Relationship Manager Online received the first provisional authority to operate the Accelerated process in 15 weeks.
Modernization
The true source of innovation in federal IT
Seville Government Consulting's Jaime Gracia argues that to solve its technology challenges, the government should turn to the small-business community.
Modernization
It Costs Apple About a Third as Much to Make an iPhone 7 as it Charges You
What are you paying for?
Emerging Tech
Virtual Classrooms Can Be as Unequal as Real Ones
Online courses are praised for their potential to make education accessible to everyone—but they’re leaving students behind.
Digital Government
Quiz: Are You The One Letting Hackers into Your Agency?
It's easier to accidentally provide hackers access to networks than you might think.
Modernization
The opening up of GPS
In May 2000, President Bill Clinton authorized the removal of a security feature from the Global Positioning System -- a decision that opened the doors to accurate geospatial data for thousands of government and consumer applications.
Digital Government