Modernization

GSA seeks IT exec to help with enterprise cloud

GSA wants an expert executive to help it with cloud and other transformational IT infrastructure efforts.

Modernization

Dispelling the myth of 'perfect' security

A new approach called micro-segmentation is easy to deploy, requires fewer security resources and could be the key to streamlining risk management.

Modernization

DHS official: Cloud fuels progress

CTO Michael Hermus says the cloud "represents endless opportunity" for DHS and other federal agencies because it shifts the focus from infrastructure to mission-oriented services.

Digital Government

Snapchat Is the Latest Tech Company to Be Sued for Mapping Faces

The popular messaging app says it doesn’t gather biometric information.

Modernization

With Its Takeover of Yahoo, Verizon Becomes King of the Internet for the Older Crowd

Across America, millions of people use dial-up connections to web portals as they surf the information superhighway.

Modernization

Afghan IT sector growing, with federal investment

The information and communications technology sector in warn-torn Afghanistan is growing with U.S. help, but tracing agencies' exact investments is not easy.

Modernization

Japanese Servers Are Struggling to Keep Up With the Onslaught of Pokemon Go

By Friday evening, as more than 10 million people downloaded the app in Japan, servers crashed and the game went off the grid.

Modernization

DNA data storage capabilities hold promise for federal agencies

DNA-based data storage technologies could be a more secure answer for federal agencies' encrypted data, according to researchers.

Modernization

Update Your Apple Devices Now to Fix Terrifying Security Bug

Hackers could grab your passwords just by sending you an infected iMessage.

Modernization

How states can opt out of FirstNet

States are getting an early look at what they might have to do to opt out of a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for first responders.

Modernization

FCC: New 5G framework fosters health IT innovation

The FCC's 5G rules could enable health IT innovations such as remote medical care, mobile applications and wireless body sensors, according to a top agency official.

Modernization

Are U.S. chemical plants ready for cyberattacks?

A top DHS official said the coordinated cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid last year should be a wake-up call for critical infrastructure providers in the U.S.

Modernization

Agencies see a long and expensive path to the cloud

Officials at the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Marine Corps stressed the importance of modernizing legacy systems, but warned that the cloud does not come easy or cheap.

Modernization

White House backs $400M push for 5G research

The Advanced Wireless Research Initiative, led by NSF, will sow the seeds for next-generation wireless services in the U.S. by setting up research networks to experiment with applications.

Modernization

Microsoft Exec to Government: Use Part of $3.1B IT Fund on Analysis

The company’s CTO of federal, Susie Adams, says agencies need to spend some modernization money on prioritizing projects.

Modernization

Pokemon Go Could Bolster Brain Health - If You Weren't So Distracted by the Game

This app still has some of the same problems of other video games.