Modernization
NIST launches step-by-step cyber guide series
The publication provides IT implementers and security engineers with a detailed security architecture to copy or recreate.
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Video: Google Maps' Timeline Can Show Every Place You've Ever Been
The tech giant is rolling out a digital travel diary.
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NIST on the Search for Innovative Mobile Apps
The Commerce agency's prize competition is to stimulate innovative solutions to advance how its data is being used.
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Talk more cloud
'Cloud' might be a tired buzzword, but in the federal technology space, the specifics of how cloud actually gets done aren't talked up enough, government cloud gurus say.
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Pictures from the stars, powered by cloud
NASA's Pluto flyby beamed never-before-seen images to audiences new and old. Cloud services helped make the event go smoothly.
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Video: Getting to Know Google's Wireless Service, Project Fi
A potentially smarter way to connect your smartphone.
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3PAO revisions and fragmented satellites
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
In Tech Innovation, Don’t Forget about Governance
Maria Roat, chief technology officer at the Transportation Department, called governance one of the biggest challenges she’s faced since she began last year.
Modernization
Your Butt-Dials Can Be Recorded, Federal Court Says
A federal appeals court said the recipients of butt- or pocket-dials are free to record what they hear.
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Need a Use Case for Cloud? Look to FCC
By the end of 2017, the agency's IT will be nearly 100 percent cloud based if all goes according to plan.
Ideas
How to Secure an Increasingly Mobile Federal Workforce
Adopting strong authentication by using derived PIV credentials may be an agency’s best and first line of defense.
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Jeh Johnson Says He'll Stop Checking Gmail from Work, 'Probably Should Have Done It Sooner'
Johnson addressed reports that he and his senior staffers were using work computers to check private webmail accounts.
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The thousand natural shocks that cloud is heir to
Migrating to the cloud is no Shakespearean tragedy, but the road is not always a smooth one, either.
Ideas
5 Questions to Ask Before Redesigning Your Agency Website
Before embarking on this potentially time-consuming and costly endeavor, agency decision-makers need to ensure their teams have the right information.
Digital Government
Why the Definition of 'Computer' Keeps Changing
It used to be a person. Now, it's a machine. What's next?
Modernization
Video: Cure Diseases and Find Alien Life With Your Computer or Phone
The easiest way to volunteer, ever.
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HHS develops resource portal, radiation detection tech
The aim is to provide an easy-to-use online catalog for quick disaster response.
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Joint Interoperability Test Command looks for cloud certification
JTIC wants help determining if it can be a 3PAO for cloud security.
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Video: Apps to Help You Conserve Water and Money
Smartphone users have several app options to help them reduce wasted water.
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