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If First Responder Broadband Network Isn’t Working by 2022, ‘We Should be Shot,’ Program Director Says
Though the FirstNet team is now about 110 employees, it can take nine to 10 months to hire additional staff because of background checks and other regulations.
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Will cloud-first finally take off in 2015?
The first four years of the administration's policy have been hampered by budget pressures, but the cost economies of cloud technology will drive faster adoption.
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Clinton Office Says Email Was Secure, But Details Remain Elusive
“There are concerns about broadcasting specific technical details about past and current practices.”
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Hiring, procurement are pain points for FirstNet
Building a national communications network for first responders is a massive undertaking, and no one seems pleased with the progress so far.
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Will Census be ready for Internet response in 2020?
The Census Bureau hasn't established a time frame for its cloud computing plans, including testing for scalability, security, and privacy protection, as well as determining a budget for cloud services.
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CIA Is Trying to Hack Your iPhone
New Snowden documents reveal a decade-long CIA push to break Apple’s encryption protections.
Digital Government
Census Needs to Straighten Out Plans for 2020 Internet Option, Watchdog Says
Five years before the Census is expected to implement its Internet-response tool, GAO has already noticed a handful of glaring blunders.
Modernization
What to Expect from Today's Apple Watch Event
It’s possible Apple could announce that a big number of apps—perhaps more than 1,000—will be available for launch.
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Why the Mobile Industry Wants to Kill the Password
As data rather than voice or text becomes the big reason people use their mobile phones, networks want to extract more value from their users.
Modernization
Is your network ready for the cloud?
Cloud apps can turbocharge an agency's productivity, but only if the connectivity is tuned to support them.
Modernization
The uncertain marriage of CDM and FedRAMP
Two vast risk management programs are gradually converging. How smoothly and quickly they can do so remains an open question.
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Some Smartphone Apps Have to Be Cleared by the FDA
Apps with a medical purpose need some approval
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Next-gen telecom contract draws unconventional interest
GSA's Mary Davie said the agency is looking for contractors beyond traditional telecommunications providers.
Emerging Tech
When Congress and Cloud Collided
A lawmaker came up with a new meaning for the term “cloud.” But DOD’s chief information officer isn’t smiling.
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VA misused $92.5 million on software, IG says
Money was used from non-IT accounts to pay for the Health Care Claims Processing System.
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Industry dives into NS2020 draft
NS2020 is aimed at making GSA the strategic sourcing center for network-based and network-enabled services.
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