Artificial Intelligence
Google Has Patented Ability to Control Robot Army
The patent suggests the robots could be controlled by a smartphone
Modernization
There’s One Part of the Tech Industry that Mobile Is Not Disrupting
Criminals and other malicious actors tend to prefer more traditional means to break into networks than mobile devices.
Modernization
Can the Army build on ITES-2S momentum?
The key to the ongoing success of the Army's IT contracting vehicle is incorporating cloud and cybersecurity solutions into the next iteration.
Modernization
IT overlaps high on GAO's duplication list
Better management of software licenses, data centers and IT portfolios could save billions, says the annual GAO report on government efficiency.
Modernization
TSA is running out of space
The base requirements for a new data storage system include delivery, installation and migration of a minimum 480 terabytes.
Modernization
DHS vets apps, GSA turns on the lights and DOE invests more in supercomputers
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
NSA’s Grand Plan to Snowden-Proof Its Data Using the Cloud
No one in the intelligence community wants to face another leak. With NSA’s widespread adoption of cloud computing, the spy agency may not have to.
Modernization
Pentagon explores multiple paths to electronic warfare acquisition
Innovation is increasingly crucial to EW, says Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Katrina McFarland.
Modernization
The First Net Neutrality Complaints Are Coming
At least one Internet backbone company is planning to complain to the FCC over network congestion.
Digital Government
Building the Internet of Things Is Risky—and a Great Opportunity
The Internet of Things' disruptive potential has been very slow to realize, in large part because the commercial landscape is not ready for it.
Modernization
AT&T to Pay $25 Million for Failing to Stop Theft of Personal Information
FCC cracks down on the phone company after hundreds of thousands of customers had Social Security numbers and other information stolen.
Modernization
Why Some Agencies Need to Be More Smartphone-Friendly
About 40 percent of smartphone-toting Americans have used their devices to look up government and services.
Emerging Tech
Army Turns to IBM’s Hybrid Cloud to Take on Logistics Challenges
The Army has secured the hybrid cloud computing services of IBM to bolster services provided by its Logistics Support Activity.
Modernization
Army shifts logistics data to IBM cloud
The Army's move to the on-premise cloud took place over the past year and is based at Army Materiel Command headquarters in Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Modernization
Foreign Tech Firms Seemingly Unfazed By NSA Surveillance Revelations
Still, 90 percent took steps to encrypt their data, protecting it from government observation or intelligence gathering.
Modernization
DOD's IPv6 transition lags
The Pentagon was supposed to wrap up its IPv6 transition in 2012, but an IG report says the effort stalled because IT officials didn't make it a priority.
Emerging Tech
Army Unveils Cloud Strategy
The Army's formal cloud strategy aligns with the Pentagon’s evolving policies.
Modernization