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Treasury nominee, spectrum sharing, cyber dialogue and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Early IoT adopters see opportunities and obstacles
The Internet of Things is changing the way companies do business, but challenges abound.
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DOD IG: Pentagon falling short on cloud strategy
A new inspector general's report says the Defense Department has not adequately trained acquisition and contract specialists who buy cloud services.
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What is on the Pentagon Cyber Chief’s Holiday Shopping List?
On Thursday evening, in front of cyber purveyors, DOD CISO rattled off technologies he wants to help secure an Internet of stuff.
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Internet of Things on docket for new Congress
The incoming GOP Senate majority is likely to focus on how the government regulates the growing universe of networks and connected devices.
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Iran hacking, IPv6 and North Korea v. Sony
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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VanRoekel: Tech investments in Ebola fight could pay long-term dividends
USAID’s chief innovation officer says IT "plays a foundational and fundamental role" in U.S. assistance in West Africa -- and can help prepare for the next catastrophic epidemic as well.
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Cloudy with a chance of murky
Federal cloud managers say agencies must think in broad strokes without losing sight of the details and must relinquish tasks but not control.
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This New Technology Could Fall-Proof Your iPhone
The panic of dropping your iPhone may soon be a thing of the past.
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The Internet of Things Could Turn Your City Into One Big Wi-Fi Hotspot
Veniam aims to connect urban vehicles to an "Internet of moving things."
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HealthCare.gov gets a last-minute cloud storage boost
An expected spike in demand during open enrollment could have overwhelmed existing capacity of the health insurance-purchasing website, threatening a replay of its botched 2013 launch.
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The World's Internet Addiction in 2 Charts
Brazilians most likely group to report spending every waking hour online, with Nigerians and South Africans not far behind
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How the Pentagon plans to bolster cloud security
A new report from the DOD CIO offers soup-to-nuts guidance on security for commercial cloud providers and Defense Department customers.
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Feds Accuse Sony of Overhyping PlayStation Features
If you bought a PlayStation Vita, you could soon be getting a refund thanks to a federal settlement.
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The FCC's one-man tweet storm
FCC CIO David Bray uses Twitter to tell the agency’s story and to be available to stakeholders.
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Murtaza Ahmed
This Lockheed Martin contractor is on a long-term mission to modernize IT at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Shawn Wells
This Rising Star wrote a guide for the Security Content Automation Protocol that opened the door for federal agencies to adopt cloud-based solutions securely.
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Ngoc Vu
This Rising Star manages a 12-person team that has tackled some of the SEC's biggest IT endeavors.
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Brent Bensten
This Carpathia CIO developed a hybrid cloud offering for federal agencies that is FedRAMP-compliant.
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