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
Android OS: Closing the Door on Open Source?
The degree to which some companies have control over common operating systems, purported to be open source, is concerning.
Digital Government
Feds Buy Back USASpending Website After Contractor Bankruptcy
Move finally opens federal contracting data.
Modernization
CDC Tracks Cell Phone Location Data to Halt Ebola
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is adapting a WMD surveillance system to map the spread of the disease.
Cybersecurity
Selfies Could Replace the Password
Devices could scan faces and give access only to the right people.
Modernization
What we've got here is failure to communicate ...
At EA 2014, enterprise architects from across government grappled with the challenge of getting outsiders to understand what they do.
Modernization
Twitter's soft power
A former U.S. diplomat argues that social media is extending the range and influence of foreign leaders
Modernization