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

Watchdog: VA benefits system lacks accurate audit logs

An Inspector General report revealed that Veterans Benefits Management System cannot effectively respond to security violations because of deficient audit logs.