Digital Government
Survey: People Will Share their Data with Companies for Cash
Getting cash or discounts for your personal data could give you more control over it—but may help turn privacy into a premium feature.
Modernization
Army looks to the 'micro cloud' for cyber defense
The Army 'cyber challenge,' administered through the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley outpost, asks tech firms to help develop the service’s cloud infrastructure.
Modernization
FedRAMP’s Influence Grows Outside the Beltway
Compliance with the cloud-vetting regime even helped one U.S. tech firm win a contract with the Canadian government.
Modernization
Army releases long-term networking plan
The 2025-2040 plan calls for attention to dynamic computing; more quickly distilling data into actionable information; human cognitive enhancement; robotics and autonomy; and cybersecurity.
Modernization
Apple’s Next Big Problem: Figuring Out How the FBI Hacked its iPhone
Apple is in the uncomfortable position of knowing a serious vulnerability exists in its operating system, but not knowing what it is.
Modernization
GSA seeks input on cloud services contract
New government-wide acquisition vehicle would cover “all cloud computing services and cloud computing service-based solutions.”
Emerging Tech
You’ve Heard of the Internet of Things. Here’s What Comes Next.
The industrial revolution is coming to the Internet of Things, and it has the potential to really change the world.
Modernization
IG: DOD behind on data centers
Consolidating data centers to save money has been a signature initiative of Defense Department CIO Terry Halvorsen, but the DOD inspector general says the department is lagging.
Modernization
White House pushes Congress to pass $3.1B IT modernization fund
The White House is preparing to send Congress more details on its plan for a revolving $3.1 billion IT modernization fund after the House Budget Committee failed to include the measure in the 2017 budget resolution.
Modernization
Agency IT managers welcome FedRAMP changes
Top federal IT managers and cloud management experts say recent changes to the FedRAMP program could make life easier.
Modernization
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Internet of Things?
A discussion about one of the most exciting and alarming technology trends.
Modernization
OMB Releases Draft Policy Slashing Mobile Contracts
The White House wants the federal government to buy less and buy smarter.
Modernization
The long war for data standards
Getting the right underpinning governance isn't glamorous, but proponents say hashing out dry details will help unleash data's true potential.
Emerging Tech
The 12 Countries That Have Plugged the Most Stuff into the Internet of Things
The Internet is infiltrating all of our devices, from thermostats to stoves.
Modernization
A Revamped FedRAMP Revealed
The old approach has proven time consuming, and as time has gone by, more duplicative and less effective as more cloud service providers attempted to have their offerings meet FedRAMP’s requirements.
Cybersecurity
Trump: US is ‘Obsolete’ in Cybersecurity
Trump claimed the Defense Department was “going backwards” in cyber while “other countries are moving forward at a much more rapid pace.”
Modernization