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The future of FedRAMP

The General Services Administration's Matthew Goodrich predicts more agency-driven authorizations and previews a new two-year road map.

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Americans' Share of Online Global Population is on the Decline

As more people access the Internet in more diverse ways, the established measurement systems for advertising and other analytics are becoming less effective.

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BlackBerry Says It’s Staging a Comeback - But Nobody Told the Feds

The company has installed a new leadership team, slashed operating expenses by $2 billion and is still making “awesome” devices, new COO says.

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Verizon gets ATO for federal enterprise cloud services

Verizon’s Enterprise Cloud: Federal Edition joins a relatively small but growing pool of ATO-approved cloud service providers.

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China’s Sketchy App Stores Now Serve up iPhone Malware

The “Wirelurker” malware was flagged by security firm Palo Alto Networks, and is notable because it is one of the first pieces of malicious code that can infect iPhones that have not been jailbroken.

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Verizon Latest to Achieve FedRAMP Compliance

ATO legitimizes ECFE as government worthy and makes its cloud services easier to adopt.

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Google Glass Has a Blind Spot -- Literally

Researchers say the techno-specs create a "partial peripheral vision obstruction."

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What happens when you drop a nuclear warhead on concrete?

Sandia Labs test is designed to replicate a crane accidentally dropping the weapon's re-entry body onto a concrete surface.

Digital Government

How a 1983 Plane Crash Helped Speed Up Civilian Use of GPS

The Reagan administration sped up the implementation of location-finding services for civilian use after the Soviet military shot down a passenger aircraft.

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How to launch a successful API initiative

IT professionals can create security and access models that transform APIs from unwieldy legacy apps to self-defending services.

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Finding nukes faster

Sandia has tested a new lightweight, portable technology that can image an entire building at a glance.

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The FBI's Secret House Meeting to Get Access to Your iPhone

The administration argues that encryption is making it difficult for police to catch dangerous criminals.

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3D Christmas challenge, a GSA cloud deal and 'improper gratuities'

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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VA's digital benefits system closes in on 1M claims

Department credits a fully deployed computer system with helping make a sizable dent in the department’s disability claims backlog.

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Defense Mobile Update: BlackBerry Still Dominates

BlackBerry devices in use by the Defense Department total 85,000 -- 10 times the number of Apple and Android devices.

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Cyberattacks, DeSalvo staying, elegant ID and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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Here Are Six Nearly Certified Cloud Services Waiting in the Wings

A new list of “RedRAMP Ready Systems” is meant to make it easier for agencies to comply with security controls.