Modernization
No More Selfie Elbow? Drones Could Soon Be Snapping Your Self Portraits
This device, now in development, introduces a new way to use drones.
Digital Government
Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
Modernization
When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone
When a thing connects to the Internet, three things happen: it becomes smart, it becomes hackable, and it's no longer something you own.
Modernization
FBI agents stymied by Sentinel search function
Evidence handlers, who are among the heaviest users of the FBI's online case management system, were the least satisfied, according to an IG report.
Modernization
17 hot companies to watch
From security and mobile to data management and open source, these firms are driving innovation in agency IT -- and growing their businesses in the process.
Modernization
Diana Gowen: The big telecom pivot
CenturyLink's longtime public-sector leader discusses the changing market and what to expect with NS2020.
Modernization
Report: Agencies Continue to Buck ‘Cloud First’ Policy -- And The Lack of Savings Shows It
Consider moving legacy systems to the cloud, GAO says.
Digital Government
Office of Naval Research Eyes Tactical Cloud
The new project will support big data fusion for operations.
Modernization
Apple’s New Predictive Text Apparently Reveals Passwords
The concern is that if anyone else gets hold of your iPhone, that person potentially could find and use all of your passwords.
Modernization
GAO rejects SRA FedRAMP protest
SRA International's protest of an HHS cloud contract failed because the firm did not document its qualification for an authority to operate under FedRAMP.
Modernization
Don’t Transition to the Cloud Like This
Agency watchdog dings Energy over cloud management.
Modernization
When the Government Sends You a Text Message, Take Note
Local governments make better use of SMS.
Modernization
What Feds Can Learn About Cloud Computing From California
The Golden State has been an early adopter of cloud.
Modernization
DISA to cede procurement authority for commercial cloud to military services
The acting DOD CIO wants the department to move the commercial cloud faster. To do that, he plans to give military services more authority over the process.
Modernization
Briefcases That Imitate Cell Towers Help Agencies Track Phone Calls
Law enforcement agencies around the country can track and monitor telecommunications thanks to an FCC-approved device.
Modernization
Navy to Ditch NMCI for Microsoft in Cloud Email Pilot
Cost savings, efficiency and reliability behind move
Modernization
Federal Regulators Force Shutdown of Fake Bitcoin-Mining Operation
At the FTC’s request, a federal court shut down Kansas-based Butterfly Labs, which had charged consumers thousands of dollars for out-of-date bitcoin computers.
Modernization
Is the Tide Turning Against Federal Telework?
It’s time and attendance versus getting work done.
Modernization
Five Reasons Why the Internet of Things May Already be Broken
There are some big obstacles before the internet of things can become a viable business.
Modernization