Modernization

Your Wearable Device Won’t Do the Thing You Desperately Want it to Do

If weight loss is your goal, a new study shows that you may be better without one.

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IT modernization, improved cybersecurity and innovation are all intertwined

New survey shows agency CIOs, CTOs and CISOs agree on the needs, and lament the slow pace of progress.

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Video: Google Targets Travelers With New Organizational App

Travelers who book plans with Gmail accounts can take full advantage of the new app.

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Evil Charging Stations, Smartphone Hackers: NIST Outlines Mobile Threats

NIST seeks input on the wider threats mobile devices pose to enterprises.

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How Design Thinking Can Benefit Government Agencies

The approach calls for agencies to be empathetic toward people’s needs while being open to continuous learning and a willingness to fail—fast.

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Cyber Command builds critical infrastructure defense skills

Cyber Command is developing the ability to support critical infrastructure protection, said Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. James McLaughlin.

Digital Government

Video: What You Need to Know About the Latest IT Modernization Act

How will it work without direct funding?

Emerging Tech

Apple’s New iPhone 7 Plus Is Set to Bring Augmented Reality into the Mainstream

Beyond Pokemon GO

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Video: How Refugees in Serbia Use Technology

Would you walk an hour for Wi-Fi?

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LinkNYC Pulls Web Access From Wi-Fi Kiosks

The company is removing web browsing from its public tablets because users have become way too comfortable.

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Apple Just Reinvented Its Biggest App

Here are four ways to understand the company’s extremely weird iMessage makeover.

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Video: How to Customize Your Lock Screen After IOS 10

Keep private information from popping up on your screen.

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Merged IT modernization bill punts on funding

A House panel approved a new IT modernization bill that appears poised to pass, but key funding questions are left for appropriators.

Digital Government

The Wearable That Lets Amputees Swipe and Scroll Using Their Muscles

Most digital devices aren’t designed for those who have had a hand amputation.

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Alibaba Believes the Future of Mobile Payments Lies in the Veins of Our Eyeballs

Chinese companies in particular have much to gain from investing in biometrics for security.

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Former Clinton IT Aide Describes Destruction of Old Devices as Routine

Three witnesses plead the fifth at hearing on State Department email vulnerabilities.

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Apple Should Be Worried—the Future of Tech is in Software, Not Hardware

Could it be that Apple is no longer the company to beat?

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FedRAMP Is Now At Least 3 Times Faster

“We’re now talking under four months for the first authorization,” FedRAMP Director Matt Goodrich said.

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Why contract language matters with cloud

GSA's FedRAMP is a good starting point for cloud security, but experts say agencies must fine-tune their arrangements with vendors by using service-level agreements.

Emerging Tech

Video: FCC Wants to Make Cable Set-Top Boxes a Thing of the Past

Interesting news for television fans (which is just about everybody).