Emerging Tech
Pentagon Aims to Revamp Global Command and Control System
DOD is looking specifically at deploying data in cloud-and mobile-based environments.
Modernization
Video: Need to Speed up Your Wi-Fi? Here's How
Never again endure a slow Internet connection.
Modernization
Video: A Japanese Company Has Invented a Smartphone You Can Wash
Kyocera said it created the device, called Digno Rafre, by developing “better sealing” for the phone.
Modernization
McCaul wants new commission on encryption and law enforcement
Top law enforcement officials have decried unbreakable commercial encryption as a dark space for terrorists and criminals. In the wake of the San Bernardino and Paris attacks, one House leader wants to take a hard look at the technology.
Modernization
FEMA updates IT acquisition plans
The Federal Emergency Management Agency provided a look at its IT modernization strategy for the coming year.
Emerging Tech
These 9 Innovations Changed the Future and They All Came From One Place
The MIT Media Lab helped originate some of the indispensable tech we use today.
Modernization
18 Internet of Things Devices That Have No Business Being Connected to the Internet
Some activities just don’t require the internet.
Digital Government
Did People Telework Before Computers?
According to the latest Census numbers, 4.5 percent of Americans, or about 6.5 million people, are working from home most of the time.
Emerging Tech
DHS to Meet with Tech Companies in Silicon Valley Next Week
Applying for DHS funding and securing the Internet of Things are on the agenda.
Modernization
Can the Library of Congress modernize for the 21st century?
In the midst of leadership changes, Library of Congress officials explain to a House panel where they stand in updating their IT systems and technology strategy.
Modernization
GSA IT is vulnerable, IG says
The IG's semiannual report details integration and security troubles haunting GSA investments.
Modernization
Transportation bill includes recall tech upgrades
The long-term transportation bill pending in Congress would establish an online database of information on vehicle recalls and facilitate information sharing among critical infrastructure providers in emergencies.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Watchdog: Show Us the Cost Benefit Analysis of Cloud
A forthcoming DOD IG audit may soon shed light on the extent the Pentagon and its components perform cost benefit analysis before acquiring cloud services.
Modernization
Video: Got an Old Android Device? Here Are 5 Ways to Repurpose it
Reduce, reuse, recycle and embrace the Internet of Things
Modernization
Video: Don’t Fall for These Common Smartphone Battery Myths
These misconceptions might have you running for your charger.
Modernization
The future of cloud: Moving up the value chain
Cloud technology is reducing costs and enhancing agencies' focus on what to do with data instead of how to store or manage it. And that is only the beginning.
Modernization
NSA's bulk data program is shut down
The National Security Agency is replacing a controversial spying program with a new data collection regime approved under the USA Freedom Act.
Digital Government
The Internet Isn't Available in Most Languages
Despite all the hype about how it has connected the world, the web is more insular than you might think.
Modernization