Modernization

A federal manager's guide to fantasy football

New report finds lessons in the popular pastime for building virtual teams in the workplace.

Digital Government

DHS Reveals Super Bowl Surveillance Techniques -- Sort Of

Agents will not be using sarcasm-detecting software they have expressed an interest in buying, the Secret Service said.

Modernization

This Is How Feds Will Protect Sensitive Data in the Cloud

The so-called high-impact baseline has become a major priority because of recent demand from both the Defense Department and civilian agencies.

Modernization

GSA cloud, Marine Corps guidance and a UK cyber deal

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

GSA Spends Over $100 Million for New Cloud Services

Awarded through GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, the contract will be a GSA-wide procurement vehicle,

Modernization

Microsoft’s Transition to the Cloud Will Be a Drawn-Out Slog

The company is shifting toward a model of selling software as subscription-based services, and away from its “old” business of selling one-time software licenses.

Cybersecurity

What Do CENTCOM’s Twitter Hack and GoDaddy Have in Common?

Two Tennessee Valley Authority sites were compromised in 2013, when an adversary broke in through a software flaw.

Modernization

Lab's data center efforts lauded

Lawrence Livermore National Lab's data center consolidation program won a Sustainability Award from the Energy Department.

Modernization

Feds' cloud relationship knotty but ultimately nice

Considerable worry about security is leavened by what many IT managers term a "very successful" experience with cloud services.

Emerging Tech

For Feds, Choosing Cloud Services is a Lot Like Dating

Know what you want and be serious about committing are sage pieces of advice that also apply to procuring cloud computing services in the federal government.

Digital Government

This Is What the Republican Plan for Net Neutrality Looks Like

GOP lawmakers are desperately trying to find a compromise on Internet regulation—but Democrats are in no hurry.

Modernization

It's mobile's world, we just live in it

DMI's top mobile trends for 2015 include increased leveraging of mobile for the Internet of Things and a brisker move toward wearables and "phablets."

Modernization

Goodrich: 'FedRAMP high' baseline coming soon

Draft baseline to be released for public comment on Jan. 27.

Modernization

DHS eyes FirstNet to expand mobile capabilities

The Department of Homeland Security is also seeking faster development of mobile apps.

Modernization

The Grid of the Future: Cloud Computing

Nextgov will host an event to discuss where cloud technology is going in the government space.

Emerging Tech

5 Tech Predictions You Should Actually Pay Attention To

January may be coming to a close, but the flood of predictions, forecasts, and prognostications for the year ahead hasn’t abated. Here are the important ones.

Modernization

This Phone Company is Switching Sides in the Net Neutrality Debate

The move undercuts Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast in their battle against the FCC.

Digital Government

A Wish List for the New Federal CIO

Agency IT officials and tech implementers are sharing some items they think should be at the top of the as-yet-unknown federal CIO’s to-do list.

Emerging Tech

What Do DISA’s New Cloud Security Requirements Mean for Classified Information?

The Defense Information Systems Agency released updated cloud security requirements this week, simplifying the “impact levels” that classify information sensitivity.