Modernization

Knowledge transfer through discovery

Rules and data are relatively easy to share, but capturing an organization's deep, experience-based knowledge requires special effort.

Emerging Tech

One of the World's Biggest Innovators Says He’s 'Not Really a Fan' of Disruption

The founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX says he's “just a fan of making things better.”

Modernization

Study: Cybersecurity, cloud adoption lagging

The Professional Services Council's CIO and CISO survey also highlighted worries over an aging IT workforce.

Modernization

DISA redoing content delivery

The Defense Information Systems Agency is exploring the next version of its Global Content Delivery Service.

Modernization

Who knows what IT lurks in the hearts of feds?

Agency IT departments have no idea how many employees are using "shadow" cloud at work.

Emerging Tech

GSA to Agencies: Don’t Use FedRAMP to Screen Out Potential Bidders

Requiring companies to have FedRAMP authorizations up front before being allowed to bid on work will limit competition, official says.

Modernization

Verizon Brings Pay-As-You-Go Pricing to Government

The instance-based virtual machines offering allows customers to use cloud computing resources on-demand and pay for only the capacity used.

Modernization

Ash Carter on Facebook, supercomputing at LLNL and GPS alternatives

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

Why Haven’t Researchers Built a Better Battery Yet?

Mobile devices could double their power, but researchers are focused on improving bigger batteries first.

Modernization

HP, CSC targeted for data center support

DHS says the sole-source solicitations are necessary to maintain continuity of mission critical services.

Modernization

A more efficient path to online accessibility

Karen Evans explains why a global accessibility standard is in everyone's interest -- and why agency CIOs should help push for it.

Cybersecurity

New Guidance Aims to Plug Peepholes in City Surveillance Systems

The preliminary guidelines address the personal data of individuals captured by traffic sensors, speed cameras and other Internet-connected government systems.

Modernization

Rethinking acquisition: Addressing the tectonic shift in telecom services

The General Services Administration is working hard to adapt to changing communications needs. Just don't call it a contract.

Emerging Tech

One of Amazon’s Cloud Leaders Heads to Cyber Nonprofit

Steve Spano spent the past four years building up Amazon Web Services’ defense and intelligence community business.

Modernization

Marines hope IT can keep pace with personnel

The Corps has recently deployed personnel to crises springing up around the world, but is still working on how best to equip those officers with the information they own at garrison.

Modernization

Everything Google Just Announced at its I/O Developer Conference

Among other things, the company debuted the new capabilities of its next Android release.

Modernization

DOD releases updated IT management guidance

The second edition of the DOD Enterprise Service Management Framework sets requirements for IT services contracting based on industry best practices.