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How the Internet of Things Limits Consumer Choice

A recent dustup over smart light bulbs illuminates a larger problem.

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More Americans Use Mobile Devices to Access the Internet

Roughly 33 percent of Americans today do not have broadband service at home.

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What to make of OMB's software licensing initiative

While most of the IT community was Christmas shopping, the Obama administration unveiled a plan that could radically reshape IT acquisition.

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GSA plans one-stop shop for Salesforce

Aiming to centralize government-wide professional services procurement for Salesforce support, the General Services Administration is launching a new, six-business-strong contract vehicle.

Ideas

Resolutions Government CIOs Should Consider in 2016

The emerging trend among modern CIOs is to think bigger and have goals beyond lowering costs and increasing efficiency.

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Coming in 2016: Cloud legislation

The New Year will bring a bill designed to streamline the way agencies fund, acquire and approve the move to cloud computing.

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Bank of America Loads Up on Bitcoin Patents

Bankers may not think bitcoin will ever go fully mainstream, but they clearly believe there is value in the technology that powers such cryptocurrencies, known as blockchain.

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FedRAMP issues last call for comments on high-baseline standards

Comments are due Jan. 8 on security standards that would cover sensitive unclassified data.

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Truly committing to innovation and the cloud

Government's success is enabled by using contracting practices that reward rather than discourage new ideas and approaches.

Ideas

5 Cyber Risk Trends for 2016

These are the top themes CIOs and CISOs should have on their radar in the new year.

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How Mobile Carriers Skirt Net-Neutrality Rules

“There’s something stomach-twisting about a company offering free video streaming but charging for filling out an online job application.”

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Report: Juniper breach has feds worried

A big breach at computer security firm Juniper Networks has federal officials fearing that foreign spies had access to encrypted communications between the U.S. government and the private sector for the last three years, according to a CNN report.

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NPPD cyber and infrastructure security personnel are side by side

Infrastructure and cybersecurity personnel are now co-located as part of NPPD’s efforts to coordinate cyber and physical threat information.

Emerging Tech

Video: The Year in Tech

2015 was the year we embraced the future and "Back to the Future."

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The Environmental Toll of a Netflix Binge

The data centers that support the Internet use a huge amount of energy.

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White House sends cyber deterrence policy to Congress

Lawmakers have long asked for such a policy, but the debate is likely only getting started now that they have one.

Digital Government

US Considers Using Portable DNA Labs, Iris Scans to Vet Syrian Refugees

The U.S. government is considering a handful of new technologies to strengthen and potentially hasten the screening of Syrian refugees.