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
Supercomputers get help with Fortran
The National Labs are using a new tool to integrate the 1950s-era Fortran computer language into their supercomputing infrastructure.
Modernization
Video: Improve Your iPhone Experience With These Widgets
Download these and become an iOS "power user."
Modernization
Michael H. Brody
Michael Brody has a unique ability to reconcile mission needs with privacy protections, which requires close collaboration with DHS' many independent-minded components.
Modernization
Katherine Mullins
Katherine Mullins has been instrumental in enabling all levels of government to communicate securely via the Homeland Security Information Network.
Modernization
Nicholas Keshavarz-Nia
Noblis' Nicholas Keshavarz-Nia led development and deployment of an automated continuous monitoring solution that he now uses to support FedRAMP.
Modernization
Michael Wheeless
Michael Wheeless successfully demonstrated that commercial smartphones and tablets could connect securely from Navy ships to networks back ashore.
Modernization
In Sentinel, the FBI finds an unlikely poster child for agile
The FBI has struggled with case management over the years. The bureau’s CTO thinks lessons learned along the way have taught the FBI how to do agile development,
Modernization
Critical infrastructure regulators need to improve cyber metrics
According to a recent Government Accountability Office study, sector-specific agencies need to do a better job of measuring cyber risks to private-sector critical infrastructure.
Modernization