Modernization
FedRAMP and CDM offer a unified path to security in the cloud
By considering the link between the two programs, agencies can unite the dual demands of improving security and embracing the cloud.
Modernization
Lightweight laptop headed for standard configuration list
A lightweight laptop computer is making its way from the chalkboard to the federal Government-wide Strategic Solutions for Laptops and Desktops list.
Modernization
IBM Gets Approval to Host DOD’s Most Sensitive Unclassified Data
Big Blue becomes the first cloud service provider with a direct connection to the Pentagon’s unclassified communications network.
Modernization
DISA grants IBM Level 5 cloud permission
In earning the certification at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, IBM touted itself as the first cloud provider to connect with Level 5 data on DOD's unclassified internal network.
Modernization
Lawmakers want NOAA to yield spectrum
A bipartisan congressional group has asked the FCC and NTIA to free up NOAA spectrum for commercial use.
Digital Government
Why Knowing What You Have Is Key to IT Modernization Efforts
IT modernization is all the rage these days in the federal government.
Modernization
Ball Aerospace nabs sole-source NGA cloud deal
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency intends to award a one-year sole-source contract to Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp. for cloud computing, the agency announced.
Modernization
Pentagon IT budget prioritizes JRSS
Defense officials are seeking $172 million for the department-wide "firewall on steroids" -- up from the $84 million enacted for the program in fiscal 2016.
Modernization
OMB taps ex-HP exec as IT category manager
A former HP executive is set to lead the IT category as one of 10 category managers being named under OMB's acquisition plans.
Modernization
Video: These Simple Mistakes Could Cost You Your Gadgets
There are more ways to destroy your smartphone than just dropping it.
Emerging Tech
Video: A Look at the Impressive Tech Inside Super Bowl 50
The Levi's Stadium boasts 400 miles of cables, 700 security cameras and Wi-Fi boxes placed every 100 seats to ensure 70,000 attendees will be able to connect with their smartphones.
Modernization
GSA completes initial agency telecom inventory
As GSA awaits bids for its next-generation telecom contract, it completed an important inventory of services that federal agencies are using under current contracts.
Modernization
Census wants 2020 outreach to be mobile and social
Contractors will need to think creatively if they want to win the $415 million Census communications contract due to be awarded this summer.
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community’s Big Budget Challenge
The report suggests IT spending will essentially stagnate through 2020, with estimated IT spending at $9.5 billion by then.
Modernization
Hardware failure brings down tax systems
On the cusp of tax season, unexplained tech troubles forced the IRS to suspend several key digital operations.
Modernization
New committee looks to elevate electronic warfare
The Electronic Warfare Executive Committee seeks to translate experimentation into actual capabilities being deployed.
Ideas
What’s Missing in the Encryption, Privacy and Security Debate
There are four key considerations surrounding the secure design of mobile devices we should keep in mind in both a government and private sector context.
Modernization
Video: This Device Connects You Even in the Middle of Nowhere
Wireless in the wilderness.
Digital Government
The Government Might Subpoena Your Toaster. Blame the Internet of Things.
Law-enforcement officials say they’re running out of ways to spy on criminals and terrorists. Maybe they’re not looking in the right places.
Modernization