Emerging Tech
Getting Health Info to Low-Income Cellphone Users
The digital divide is shrinking; useful apps aren’t keeping pace.
Modernization
Three Reasons Apple’s New Encryption Technology is a Good Idea (Even if the FBI Hates It)
The benefits of secure encryption far outweigh the costs of devices that "go dark" even when authorities have a lawful warrant.
Modernization
How a Simple Note-Taking App Became the New Anti-Censorship Tool in China
Mainland internet users have been able to freely share commentary and stories about the protests on the app.
Modernization
GSA unveils 'FedRAMP Ready' systems
The latest offering is intended to help agencies speed the process of deploying authorized cloud solutions.
Modernization
Your Smartphone Can Detect Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays. Here’s Why That Matters
When your smartphone detects a cosmic ray, it can share data with the researchers, allowing them to study the rays in more detail than ever before.
Digital Government
VA Plans to Build Nationwide High-Frequency Radio Network to Communicate During Emergencies
Network will cover more than 200 VA medical facilities.
Digital Government
Get Ready for a New Wave of Biometrics
A new Google study suggests there's hope for the once-futuristic technology that's gotten a bit... boring.
Modernization
DISA looks for models for securing commercial cloud
An RFI asks for vendor feedback on two integration models for commercial cloud at the Defense Department.
Modernization
Is FedRAMP Toothless? Rogue Cloud Systems Abound at Agencies, IGs Say
Auditors chalked up the missed deadline, in part, to a leadership vacuum.
Modernization
CFOs still have concerns about move to shared services
CFOs are increasingly convinced of the business case that shared services will increase efficiency, but questions remain about quality and control.
Modernization
'A changing view of privacy'
Reviewing social media posts as part of background checks is becoming more widespread, and even job candidates are beginning to support the practice.
Emerging Tech
Meet the Inventors, Tinkerers and Entrepreneurs Behind the Drone Revolution
Many enthusiasts see a future in which drones could prove as transformational—and as popular—as the personal computer.
Modernization
Why nobody knows how much data center consolidation is saving
Agencies use different ways to count savings, making estimates difficult to pin down.
Modernization
Watching ICANN, denying hackers and controlling UAVs
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
NASA names more SEWP V winners
Forty-one contracts were awarded in the Server Support Devices/Multi-functional Devices Group.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Attackers Hacked Critical Manufacturing Firm For Months
An unnamed manufacturing firm vital to the U.S. economy recently suffered a prolonged hack.
Modernization
Why the White House Is Using Emoji
In a report about the status of the nation's millennial population, Washington relied heavily on emojis and graphics, abandoning words almost altogether.
Digital Government
Hackers Band Together to Fight Spread of Ebola in West Africa
This isn’t your typical hackathon.
Modernization