Modernization
Smart cities need cash
Establishing high-tech, more efficient infrastructure across America will require upfront investments, and the Transportation Department's model might be the way to get that funding right.
Modernization
Iraq Shut Down Its Internet to Prevent Sixth-Graders From Cheating
During exam seasons or political revolutions, government-ordered blackouts raise human-rights concerns.
Modernization
Smartphones Rule the Internet
Among the world’s most popular websites, most traffic comes from mobile devices.
Modernization
Building an agile government with cloud-based analytics
A combination of public cloud and open-source technology could help agencies bridge the analytics gap.
Digital Government
Video: 3 Ways to Make the Most of Google Docs
The word processor has a few extra features you might not know about.
Cybersecurity
FDIC Calls ‘Major’ Data Breaches Accidental
The failure of an agency to classify a cyberincident as a "major" one could stall reporting of the incident.
Modernization
FDA plans major IT refresh
The Food and Drug Administration is focusing on cloud and mobility in a coming technology overhaul.
Modernization
Should airlines pay to get FAA tech past the 1990s?
The nation's air traffic control system is in dire need of stable funding. Is taking the checkbook away from Congress the answer?
Cybersecurity
New Homeland Security Alert Warns of SAP Program Vulnerabilities
It is incumbent upon the customer, not SAP, to fix the problem, according to researchers.
Modernization
The Internet’s Favorite Website
As Web traffic shifts toward mobile, a new study finds Wikipedia remains the most popular informational site around.
Digital Government
ISIS Launches App -- For Kids
The terrorist group has found a new way to promote its message to children.
Emerging Tech
Justice is Crafting a Body Camera Catalog for Local Police Forces
Data protection and privacy controls are scattered throughout the seven-page list of characteristics that will be included in the guide.
Ideas
4 Steps to Consider When Creating a Cloud Strategy in 2016
To become a source of competitive advantage, federal IT administrators implementing a cloud strategy should consider the following steps.
Modernization
A brief history of FedRAMP
Revisiting key milestones for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
Modernization
3 Steps for Resurrecting Your Useless Zombie Apps
Over time, many of those early agency apps became “zombies” skulking in the dark corners of the app stores, purposeless and all but dead
Modernization
A web of FedRAMP collaboration
Agencies are leveraging each other's cloud service authorization efforts -- some more than others. Here's what FedRAMP sharing looks like.
Modernization
New White House guidance charts future of shared services
The Obama administration is looking to make sure its advances on shared services becomes a permanent fixture of government.
Modernization
Why bimodal IT is terrible
In an agile world, a two-siloed system is simply wasteful, Forrester analysts argue in a new report.
Modernization