Modernization
How 'fog computing' makes the IoT run
The push to put processing power on the network's edge can be a valuable complement to cloud computing.
Modernization
An explainer on containers
If containers continue to advance into federal enterprise IT, they could spell the end of monolithic legacy applications.
Modernization
Army issues guidance for commercial cloud migration
The guidance stipulates that commands bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring that systems and applications within their portfolios are rationalized.
Modernization
Buy or build? For IT, it's custom vs. COTS
It's a timeless question — and the answer might not be as clear-cut as agencies think.
Modernization
Video: How Android Phones Can Be Hacked With One Text
Why 95 percent of Android users are at risk.
Modernization
Shadow IT on the Rise But Feds Unsure How to Tackle Security Risks
Many federal technology decision-makers say they see widespread use of shadow IT in their agency, but consider themselves Ill-equipped to handle its accompanying security risks.
Modernization
Rules for the IoT: 'Only what's necessary and no more'
Industry advocates urge Congress to establish national standards for the Internet of Things, but not to use a heavy hand while doing so.
Ideas
The Future-Forward Cybersecurity Fix
The U.S. government is playing catch-up on security primarily because it has not been able to keep up with the advances in technology over the last decade.
Modernization
E-invoice mandate, Flash malware spike and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
The Slow Death of Google Plus
The tech giant announced it will be slicing out its social network from the rest of its services.
Emerging Tech
What Happens if There’s a Massive Data Breach in the Cloud?
Federal cloud security standards have been hugely successful thus far in ensuring cloud service providers that serve government customers aren’t bringing knives to gun fights.
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.
Modernization
Video: Google Maps' Timeline Can Show Every Place You've Ever Been
The tech giant is rolling out a digital travel diary.
Modernization
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.
Modernization
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.
Modernization
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.
Modernization
Video: Getting to Know Google's Wireless Service, Project Fi
A potentially smarter way to connect your smartphone.
Modernization
3PAO revisions and fragmented satellites
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech