Emerging Tech
The New Social Network Where You Can Hang Out with Real People in Virtual Reality
Instead of hanging out with your friends in real life, why not spend time with them in outer space?
Modernization
OPM to run old and new systems side-by-side
The personnel agency asked lawmakers to approve funding for cybersecurity work and an IT modernization process that will take years.
Modernization
House passes bill to trim energy use at federal data centers
The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act would re-baseline data center efficiency standards and require OMB to coordinate with agencies on energy saving technology.
Modernization
Video: The Best Ways to Preserve Your Smartphone's Battery
For those times when you're stuck without a charger.
Modernization
After Facing ‘Hard Truths,’ FedRAMP Director Pledges Changes to Cloud Security Process
The office responsible for cloud security authorization will publicly roll out a revamped and redesigned FedRAMP on March 28.
Modernization
FCC chief wants to expand privacy rules for broadband
The FCC circulated a new proposal March 10 that outlines Commissioner Tom Wheeler's plan to address what information Internet Service Providers can collect and share about their customers.
Modernization
The People's House looks to the cloud
The House's Office of the Chief Administrative Officer is seeking information and guidance on migrating its public websites to the cloud.
Modernization
Why the National Archives needs punch-card readers
The Archives faces a rising tide of data, and a need to preserve authenticity means it also needs outdated machines to read the data.
Modernization
FirstNet contract on track for November award
The planned nationwide, wireless broadband public safety network still has November as a contract award date target.
Modernization
DHS widens warning about Ukrainian electric grid attack
DHS is warning the entire gamut of U.S. critical infrastructure providers about the devious electronic tactics used in an infamous cyberattack on Ukrainian power companies late last year.
Modernization
We can’t afford another 6-year telecom transition
Great work has been done on the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, but the hard work has barely begun.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Can Spoof Your Fingerprints
Just months after millions of Americans had their fingerprint data stolen by hackers, a pair of researchers found a cheap and easy way to copy them.
Modernization
Software glitch is latest F-35 woe
A flaw discovered late last year degrades the jet's radar, forcing pilots to turn it off and on in mid-flight, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the Air Force's F-35 Integration Office.
Modernization
Video: Google's Hands Free App Lets Your Leave Your Wallet, Smartphone at Home
A new payment method that could be even more convenient than Apple Pay.
Modernization
China Is Watching the FBI-Apple Battle Very Closely
Even if the U.S. government abandons its insistence on a backdoored iPhone, Beijing may not.
Modernization
Here’s How to Bring Your Old Laptop Back to Life
This solution might break the endless cycle of replacement.
Modernization
OMB tightens hold on data center policy
Superseding the 2010 memo on data center consolidation, a new draft guidance would elevate emphasis on cloud, shared services and savings.
Modernization
Just 13 Percent of Citizens Would Use an App to Find Government Info
Less than 20 percent of millennials want to receive information from the government on Facebook and Twitter.
Modernization
GAO: Closed Data Centers Will Save Feds at Least $8B
Agencies have saved about $2.8 billion so far.
Digital Government