Modernization
DHS transfers emergency-response tech
The Next-Generation Incident Command System is a mobile, web-based system designed to speed collaboration and enhance situational awareness.
Modernization
The Many Americans Who Only Use Smartphones to Go Online
One in five adults in the United States connects to the Internet without desktops or laptops.
Modernization
GSA unveils plan to allow TIC compliance for FedRAMP services
Draft "overlay" would give agencies and cloud service providers a new path to secure cloud connections.
Emerging Tech
What NASA's 3-D-Printed Space Wrench Says About Government Innovation
NASA’s success in on-demand manufacturing could pave the way for other federal agencies.
Emerging Tech
Google's Next-Gen Robots Could Have Personalities
Google’s patent details a cloud-based system where a personality could be downloaded to a robot, in the same way one might download an app.
Modernization
The Amazon Button Isn't an April Fools' Joke
Designed to correlate with specific products around your house, it's basically a physical manifestation of the one-click-to-buy feature on Amazon's site.
Digital Government
18F Wants to Make More Dot-Govs Accessible to People with Disabilities
Many federal websites aren't designed for the visually and hearing impaired. 18F is trying to change that.
Emerging Tech
Clinton’s Email Excuse Doesn’t Add Up
All it took was four released emails to poke major holes in Clinton’s email excuse that she didn't want to carry several devices.
Digital Government
Infographic: Manage the Surge in Unstructured Data
To figure out the best way to deal with the coming data surge, check out this infographic.
Modernization
'A tale of two contracting methods'
As the comment period ends for GSA's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle, it begins for the Alliant 2 GWAC. Industry experts say there are some interesting contrasts.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Personnel Now Talking on 'NSA-Proof' Smartphones
The Defense Department has rolled out supersecret smartphones for work and maybe play, made by anti-government-surveillance firm Silent Circle,
Emerging Tech
BYOD to the Pentagon? Pilot to Begin This Summer
One of the government’s most risk-averse agencies is making plans for a BYOD pilot program this summer.
Cybersecurity
Federal Agents Charged With Stealing Bitcoin
A former DEA official and a former Secret Service agent are accused of using Bitcoin to launder money during an investigation into Silk Road.
Ideas
Drop the ‘Magic’ Cloud Talk and 5 Other Steps to Cloud Migration Success
Agency CIOs and other tech officials need to clarify the conversations around cloud.
Modernization
A FedRAMP OK for Huddle, a server relocation dispute and national lab leadership changes
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Venkatapathi Puvvada: The coalition builder
Unisys Federal Systems' Venkatapathi Puvvada, this year's Eagle award winner for industry, stresses the importance of community.
Modernization
Huddle’s ‘Collaborative’ Cloud Offering Latest to Get FedRAMP Seal of Approval
The company's secure cloud collaboration service is the latest offering to meet FedRAMP security standards.
Modernization
Guthrie, Matsui renew bid to compensate federal agencies for spectrum
Under current law, agencies have no incentives to make more efficient use of their spectrum, curtail operations or share with other agencies.
Modernization
BlackBerry Is About to Hit Bottom
BlackBerry’s turnaround strategy -- focusing on software as its smartphone business has declined -- has not been pretty. But the worst may be here.
Modernization