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.
Modernization
Who Has the Best App in Government?
An FDA app used by food investigators to enter data while performing field inspections won "Best Business Investment."
Modernization
Everybody talks about the weather …
The National Weather Service wants to do something about it, and has enlisted social scientists and data experts to devise social media and visualization strategies.
Modernization
FCC Wants to Make It Easier to Block Annoying Robocalls
The commission plans to tighten its rules on telemarketing.
Modernization
Are Government Records Management Practices in Peril?
The evidence of the lack of progress in records management continues to mount.
Modernization
Five critter cams to go dark at the National Zoo
The cameras to be shut down run on the Windows Server 2003 operating system, which goes out of support in July.
Modernization
ICE seeks new phone services for detainees
The service must be provided at no cost to ICE or detainees, but the contractor gets exclusive rights to sell pre-paid and other calling cards.
Cybersecurity
NSA Tests Out Smartphones that Recognize Handwriting Motion
The National Security Agency has tested the use of smartphone-swipe recognition technology, according to the tool’s manufacturer.
Emerging Tech
Google Wants to Make Creepy Bunny Robots to Talk to Your Kids
Google’s patent application suggests it wants to build a device with cameras and audio sensors that could determine when someone is looking at it and follow voice commands to control other internet-connected devices.
Modernization
Counting mobile, robot gap, rural tech and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
How many parties does it take to provide a single government login?
Identity management is central to efforts to make a wide range of IT activities secure, but streamlining the process is essential.
Modernization
Video: Apple Now Has New Location-Tracking Powers
How the tech company is improving upon GPS for its users.
Modernization
IT’s role in supporting workplace collaboration
As feds increasingly turn to cloud-based tools, IT leaders have an opportunity to reduce risks without hindering innovation.
Modernization