Ideas
Mid-year Cybersecurity Trends Review: What You Need to Know to Mitigate Risk
The focus should be on the basic requirements in 2016 and the more complex derived security controls in 2017.
Modernization
CIA Official: ‘Cloud Has Been a Godsend’
The technology has bolstered the agency's cyber defenses and the speed at which it addresses threats to the nation.
Modernization
Treasury component to shift employees to cloud email
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will use Unisys to move to the cloud under a new contract.
Modernization
DOD 'In the Right Spot' With Cloud, CIO Says
In many ways, DOD’s use of cloud computing is not so different from non-IT Fortune 50 companies, Halvorsen said.
Modernization
GSA assists agencies with data center consolidation
GSA helping federal agencies manage OMB data center directive.
Digital Government
How a Bot is Changing Federal Tech Purchasing
Bots from two vendors were bidding against each other to work on part of a recent cloud contract.
Modernization
How Phones Can Help Predict Thunderstorms
A meteorologist is harnessing data from the devices’ barometers to improve local forecasting.
Digital Government
Employers Use Workplace Wearables to Find Out How Happy and Productive We Are
Companies in all fields are beginning to dive into the world of big data in order to increase the health and happiness of their employees, along with boosting productivity and overall output.
Modernization
House panel wants update on Census IT risks
As the 2020 enumeration draws ever closer, key lawmakers want assurances that the Census Bureau is managing risks in IT acquisition.
Cybersecurity
Apple Is Making the Market for Hacking its Systems More Efficient—and Lucrative
The tech giant's biggest reward is $200,000.
Digital Government
How People Make Closing DOD Data Centers Difficult
Choosing which data center to close can be less complicated than figuring out what to with the feds who worked there.
Modernization
Video: The Wearable Tech Helping Olympic Athletes Win Gold
This is more advanced than your average Fitbit.
Modernization
Making the cloud safe for intel
The intelligence community's tech think tank wants a new model for keeping data safe in the cloud.
Modernization
How the Pentagon can help federal buying power
The Defense Department’s plan to stand up IT for a background check bureau could be a model for civilian-DOD cooperation.
Modernization
Which Vendor is the Big Cloud Winner?
IBM banked $2.7 billion in cloud dollars in the last five years.
Modernization
FedRAMP Ready? GSA Releases Template to Figure It Out
Cloud service providers can assess whether they're ready for FedRAMP authorization with a new template.
Modernization
Video: More Than 900 Million Android Devices Could Have These Security Flaws
Be careful, Android users!
Modernization
GSA releases fast-lane FedRAMP template
GSA unveiled the report template cloud service providers can use to get in the agency’s fast-lane program for FedRAMP approval.
Modernization