Modernization
Is There an App for That?
User-centered design is a key success factor for implementation of mobile and digital technologies in government
Modernization
You Can Now Turn Messages into Secret Code Using Emoji
Emoji are developing into their own language, albeit a sometimes impenetrable one.
Modernization
Apple's New Patent Aims to Keep People From Filming at Concerts and Movie Theaters on Their Phones
The “please, no flash photography” rule will finally be followed.
Modernization
FedRAMP Ready or FedRAMP Irrelevant?
Despite GSA’s efforts to accelerate the FedRAMP approval process, the lack of agency reciprocity puts the program’s central goals at risk.
Modernization
Video: These New Dropbox Features Will Make You More Productive
This update includes a new and improved app.
Emerging Tech
How to Get People to Embrace Technological Change
Facebook users threaten violent revolution every time the site tweaks its design. Is there a way to innovate without upsetting anyone?
Modernization
5 tips for CSPs looking to leverage FedRAMP Accelerated
Paying attention to these often overlooked capabilities can help cloud service providers speed through GSA's new review process.
Modernization
Hurd still not sold on IT modernization fund
The Texas techie told C-SPAN he thinks modernizing legacy systems is a critical issue, but he isn’t supporting the Obama administration’s $3.1 billion IT modernization fund.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Commission May Endorse Security Ratings System for Software
Legendary Hacker "Mudge" expects to release results from security tests of 100,000 software programs as early as July.
Modernization
CIO: FEMA To Pare Down Staff Devices
FEMA is also trying to ensure that staff can use the same devices both during emergencies and during quiet periods in between.
Modernization
After Testing, 3 Companies Cleared to Store Sensitive Data in the Cloud
Amazon, CSRA and Microsoft all made the cut.
Modernization
FedRAMP rolls out high security baseline
Cloud service providers now have a new high-level security model to offer federal agencies.
Modernization
In NASA’s Contracting Office, Skip the Buzzwords, Please
NASA prefers to focus on the requirements its mission owners need to fulfill their endeavors
Digital Government
The New App That Could Revolutionize How the Postal Service Delivers Mail
A British startup is assigning a unique name to every meter of Earth’s surface. Should addressing systems be universalized—and privatized?
Digital Government
Welcome to the Internet of Things: Your Toaster is Watching You
Get ready for home appliances that track your movements and know what you want before you do.
Modernization
Watchdog questions 'aggressive' FirstNet timeline
Officials for the planned nationwide broadband public safety system FirstNet say it is running on schedule, but its IG said awarding a contract by November might prove difficult.
Modernization
Why small bites make sense for cloud
An experienced federal hand at cloud services acquisition recommends not going all in right away.
Emerging Tech
Inside the Spy Mapping Agency's Virtual Reality Lab
Virtual reality is one tool the agency uses to offer analysts a real-world view of landscapes rocked by natural or manmade changes.
Modernization
VA secretary presses Congress on funding for modernization
Robert McDonald said his agency can be modernized but not without the help of Congress.
Modernization