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
One Day, Sensors Could Text You Directly If You're Near A Flood Zone
DHS is experimenting with flood sensors that could activate an emergency alert system.
Modernization
Census awards $430M contract to support 2020 count
GDIT will provide contact-center systems and operations support with a FedRAMP-compliant, cloud-based platform.
Modernization
5 myths of managed services
Federal IT leaders who are reluctant to rely on managed services providers are missing out on one of the best investments they can make.
Modernization
Video: Tesla's Improved Software Interface
Update your car the way you update your phone.
Modernization
House passes IT modernization bill
The Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016, a bill to authorize funds to replace legacy IT, passed the House on a voice vote.
Modernization