Modernization

New data center guidance shifts emphasis from consolidation to optimization

OMB's Data Center Optimization Initiative gives agencies new metrics and goals for fiscal 2018.

Modernization

Police Cloned Michigan Murder Victim’s Fingerprint that Unlocked his Phone

Cracking crime just got a lot more innovative.

Cybersecurity

The Chip Card Transition in the US Has Been a Disaster

The chips are supposed to make your credit and debit cards more secure.

Cybersecurity

Video: Password Manager LastPass Fixes Security Flaw

Another reason to stay vigilant about password security.

Modernization

GSA digs into shared payroll system issues

The Unified Shared Services Management office is asking industry how it can improve the way agencies pay federal employees.

Modernization

How end users can make or break an agency migration

IT modernization is a risky endeavor, and agencies too often overlook the human factor.

Modernization

GSA feedback for EIS bidders pushed back into August

Initial evaluations of proposals for the massive telecommunications contract were originally planned for late July.

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

Video: The Crazy Tech Airports Use to Track Your Luggage

It's a journey just to start the journey.

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.

Modernization

Police in Michigan Are Trying to 3D-Print a Murder Victim’s Fingerprint to Unlock His Phone

The technology requires more testing before it can be deployed.

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.