Modernization
Moving to the Cloud? Change Your Culture First
The biggest barrier to cloud technologies in government has more to do with people than technology, officials say.
Digital Government
Secret Weapon? Did the FBI Pay Hackers to Break into that iPhone?
The hackers were reportedly paid a one-time fee for their services.
Modernization
Video: Why Social Apps Are Hogging Your Data and How You Can Fix It
It's time to protect your precious smartphone data.
Modernization
Halvorsen outlines push to close data centers
The Defense Department CIO also discussed cybersecurity scorecards, accreditation processes and DOD's upgrade to Windows 10.
Cybersecurity
'Hey Siri, Call in an Airstrike': Army Seeks to Outfit Soldiers With Voice-Controlled Gear
To ensure cybersecurity and national security do not become mutually exclusive, the Army is testing various biometric identification methods that can withstand battle terrain.
Modernization
White House offers details on $3.1B IT modernization plan
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) will introduce legislation supporting an Obama administration plan to appropriate $3.1 billion for a capital fund to modernize outdated federal IT systems.
Modernization
VA plans major cloud procurement for FY16
With a handful of questions to industry, the Department of Veterans Affairs signaled a big move to the cloud as part of its "buy first" initiative.
Modernization
How Many Data Centers Does the Government Actually Need?
Based on the definition of a nontiered data center, even a broom closet in a remote location with a server inside qualifies as such.
Modernization
Funding bought taxpayers better service
After a previous year of hang-ups and frustration, taxpayers are getting better treatment from the IRS in 2016 as auditors man the customer service phone lines.
Modernization
Are Agencies Striking Strong Deals with Cloud Providers?
Agencies need to strengthen service level agreements with cloud providers, GAO noted.
Emerging Tech
Can Bitcoin Save the World? Probably Not
The cryptocurrency is a powerful tool for early adopters and middle-class entrepreneurs, but it may not provide the opportunities in the developing world that its advocates claim.
Modernization
WhatsApp Encryption Won’t Keep Your Messages Secret Unless You Also Do This
Privacy activists shouldn't get excited just yet.
Modernization
GAO says mostly good news on cloud contracts
Asked to examine cloud service agreements, GAO found room for improvement but said that overall, agencies are covering their bases.
Modernization
Marine Corps to expedite Windows 10 upgrade
The Marine Corps Systems Command is expediting its timeline to deploy the Windows 10 operating system by January 2017.
Cybersecurity
Ex-NSA Deputy Director Wants Coded Messages for All
However, techies, entrepreneurs and the feds should first be hashing out its application, to defuse tensions over the prospect of coded messages for all, Chris Inglis said.
Modernization
WhatsApp, the World’s Most Popular Messaging Service, Just Turned on Encryption for All its Data
That means engineers at the Facebook-owned chat app wouldn’t be able to read messages or watch video calls sent by its users even if ordered to do so by a court.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the Medieval City Where the Future of Computing Is Built
Move over, Silicon Valley: These 2,300 researchers are responsible for your favorite gadgets of tomorrow.
Modernization
Next steps in the evolution of software development
Continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment and DevOps promise to automate and strengthen development methodologies.
Modernization
NOAA is Hosting More Weather Data in the Cloud
By making a large data set available in the cloud, the agency was able to free up bandwidth and resources on constrained, legacy systems.
Modernization