Modernization
Pushing ahead on spectrum sharing
Draft recommendations to address how government and industry might begin to sort out issues of security classification in spectrum sharing were adopted Feb. 18.
Modernization
Keeping up with the cloud
GSA is looking for ways to help its purchasing vehicles stay up-to-date as technology and capabilities rush ahead.
Modernization
GSA Considers New Cloud Contract Vehicle
The administration issued a request for information about new contracting and acquisition models for cloud services. Responses are due in March.
Emerging Tech
Is There Really a Level Playing Field Between MilCloud and Commercial Cloud Providers?
How does milCloud fit into the Pentagon’s cloud computing strategy?
Modernization
Apple CEO Says Obama Needs to Embrace 'Privacy First' Philosophy
"If those of us in positions of responsibility fail to do everything in our power to protect the right of privacy, we risk something far more valuable than money. We risk our way of life."
Modernization
How open source delivers for government
Stephen Frost argues that we may be missing the real story in IT innovation.
Modernization
Halvorsen: DOD not that slow on cloud
The Pentagon is like "four federated giant corporations" trying to procure their own cloud services, says the acting CIO.
Modernization
A new take on the cloud divide: 'It's pets and cattle'
Federal agencies live in two tech worlds, but standards and steady innovation are slowly nosing out long-held legacy systems.
Modernization
DISA CIO: Don't discount 'DOD mindset' on data protection
David Bennett touts the potential of standardized and virtualized IT, while returning to a sticking point between DOD and industry: liability in the event of data loss.
Digital Government
US Government Requests for Information on Twitter Users Spike
Most of the time, the publishing platform gave officials what they wanted.
Modernization
CIA is Bringing Amazon’s Marketplace to the Intelligence Community
In the coming months, Amazon Web Services will launch an IC-only cloud marketplace that aims to shake up the way spy agencies purchase software.
Ideas
5 Lessons Government Can Learn From Hollywood About Video
Here's what federal organizations can take away from Tinseltown's experience with digital storytelling.
Modernization
ESRI, DISA, acquisitions and the cloud
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DOD guide looks beyond FedRAMP protections
The guide follows up on a memo that defined responsibilities for Pentagon components that acquire commercial cloud services.
Modernization
Senators Demand Federal Investigation of Verizon's 'Supercookies'
Commerce Committee Democrats believe Verizon may have broken the law with its Web tracking practices.
Modernization
British Access to NSA Spying Was Illegal, Court Rules
The surprising rebuke could portend further legal challenges in Europe to the U.S. government’s international surveillance programs.
Modernization
A CIO aims for extreme outsourcing
Joe Paiva says he wants his Commerce Department agency "to be out of the IT business by July."
Emerging Tech
How VMware Plans to Conquer the Cloud Market
The company is now squarely in the public sector cloud services market, challenging Amazon Web Services, CGI Federal, Autonomic Resources, IBM, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Oracle and others.
Digital Government
What My Hearing Aid Taught Me About the Future of Wearables
As human-enhancing technology becomes tinier and more advanced, the price of progress is complexity.
Ideas