Ideas
New OMB Data Center Effort Can Help Break Agency Silos
The federal government faces many of the same challenges experienced in the commercial sector when it comes to implementing "change."
Digital Government
The FBI May Be Able to Unlock the iPhone Without Apple’s Help
The Justice Department is testing a new method to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone.
Modernization
Apple's New Twist: A Smaller iPhone
The tech giant did something it had never done before.
Digital Government
Tim Cook: 'We Need to Decide as a Nation How Much Power the Government Should Have'
Cook continued to frame the Apple-FBI hearing as an issue of national importance over the principle of privacy.
Modernization
Video: How to Get the Best Price When Selling Your Smartphone
To get more money, pay close attention to the calendar.
Modernization
Millennium Challenge Corporation needs a deputy CIO
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is seeking a deputy CIO with experience in agile, cloud computing and mobile technology.
Modernization
What to Expect From Apple’s iPhone Event on March 21
The company will likely make a strong statement on encryption and users’ privacy.
Digital Government
Video: How Helpful Are Siri and Other Voice Assistants in a Health Crisis?
Researchers tested voice assistants on 68 different smartphones with various emergency situations -- with mixed results.
Modernization
Why Large Parts of the Internet Have Suddenly Vanished for Millions of Users
For the past six weeks or so, Internet users in Syria, Cuba and Iran have seen blank pages when they access websites hosted by Softlayer, IBM’s cloud infrastructure unit.
Modernization
U.S. preps to shift critical Internet control
After years of negotiations, a move to cede U.S. control of a critical piece of global Internet infrastructure is almost ready to go.
Emerging Tech
Republicans To Pioneer Internet Presidential Voting Next Week
For the first time in America, Internet voting is being deployed as an option in a presidential contest.
Modernization
Video: Take a Peek inside Dropbox's Cloud Storage System
The company valued at $10 billion has developed its own state-of-the-art method of storage.
Modernization
3 keys to data center consolidation
Agencies can streamline data center operations without compromising the security and adaptability of government systems.
Modernization
$3B IT modernization fund left out of House Budget Resolution
An Obama administration plan to launch a revolving fund for IT modernization didn't make the cut in the final version of the House Budget Committee's spending resolution.
Modernization
D.C.-area first responders need a clearer path on comms
A GAO report says the group responsible for security in National Capital Region needs better coordination on making emergency communications interoperable.
Modernization
CIA appoints new CIO
Doug Wolfe, credited with executing on the CIA's move to the cloud, takes another senior role at the agency. John Edwards is his replacement as CIO.
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