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Connecting the cyber and the physical
NIST is looking for feedback on its evolving framework for systems that connect the real world and the computer world.
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Massive Security Breach Hits Apple’s App Store in China
Chinese users who download some of the nation’s most popular apps could find their personal information extracted by hackers, security experts say.
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Papal security shines spotlight on information sharing
DHS set up Multi-Agency Communications Centers to coordinate the security work of dozens of agencies.
Modernization
Moving Beyond Pre-Season in Federal Cloud
It is time to revisit spending nearly all funding on legacy environments, and truly appreciate and benefit from the innovation and value that moving to the cloud can bring.
Digital Government
5 Tech Projects from HHS' Accelerator Demo Day
One is a mobile app that would help FDA researchers inspect fresh meat for bacteria at local grocery stores.
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Video: Upgrading to iOS 9? Here Are Some New Hidden Features
Multitaskers should rejoice.
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So many credentials: 23 certifications in high demand
Here's a list of almost two dozen IT certifications that are in high demand in both government and the private sector.
Digital Government
Agencies Saved Billions by Cutting Low-Priority IT Projects. But What Did They Do With the Savings?
Many agencies aren’t properly tracking how they’re using the cost savings to fund innovative new projects.
Modernization
Facebook Says It's Introducing a Dislike Button
The biggest social network might become a lot more negative.
Ideas
4 Key Customer Experience Strategies To Become Citizen Obsessed
Governments that fall further behind in customer engagement risk much more than just public criticism and electoral defeat.
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Video: How to Preserve Your iPhone Battery
Don't let apps suck away all your phone's power.
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Can feds dodge the Cisco router hack?
Cisco's commercial routers have been compromised in four countries, but experts say federal agencies are probably in no more danger than the private sector.
Artificial Intelligence
Tech Experts Predict What 2025 Will Look Like
Nearly everyone surveyed was hopeful about the life-changing prospects of the Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity
Contractors Say Proposed Hack Reporting Rules Aren’t Strict Enough
'This is exactly the interpretive, decentralized behavior that has produced the current state of network security vulnerabilities.'
Modernization
Adopting new tech can lead to sleepovers
FCC CIO David Bray compared his agency's move to the commercial cloud as akin to Apollo 13 – "everything was cool – at first."
Modernization
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program Is a Brilliant Strategy to Turn Carriers into 'Dumb Pipes'
Apple’s program does something important: It converts its users from “carrier customers” to “Apple customers.”
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Video: What to Do With Your Old Devices
Why you definitely shouldn't throw away your old iPhone or Android.
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NS 2020 notice, IARPA winners, NASA goes 4K and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Intelligence Community’s Grand IT Plan Still Working Out ‘Pain Points’
The initiative is in the midst of converging multiple networks – all tied to various legal authorities – into a single network.
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