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DOD communications: Bringing it all together

DISA, the Army and the Air Force are expecting an RFP release for unified capabilities in a private cloud by the end of the year.

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Pics or It Didn't Happen: The New Crisis of Connected Cameras

From celebrity nudes to Ray Rice’s domestic abuse to the ISIS bombings, an unresolved debate looms behind some of our biggest ongoing news stories.

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Time to kill 'the cloud'

The technology itself is transformative, but Michael Garland argues that the term creates problems and confusion.

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Cloud computing under siege

Why advocates of data localization are missing the real security risks.

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Why QR Code Readers Could Replace Pen-and-Paper Signatures at Some Agencies

Verizon ID service makes it possible to ink contracts or access government watch lists by pointing phones at QR codes.

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FCC Hints at Expanding Net Neutrality Rules to Cell Phones

Under fire from liberals, the commission chairman hints at broader rules.

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IRS, CMS on track to meet health law deadlines, officials say

With open enrollment and tax season approaching, senior officials say IT systems will be ready to support insurance shoppers and tax filers.

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Will Apple Pay Convince You to Leave Your Wallet at Home?

Apple Pay isn't the first service to command your credit cards. Here's how it stacks up against other wallet eradicators.

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Navy, HP tout NGEN as a model for IT services

The Navy’s Next Generation Enterprise Network is slated for full operation throughout the service on Oct. 1.

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A framework for knotty global Internet problems

A think tank wants to separate technical architecture from issues of high policy to smooth cross-border Internet conflicts.

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NOAA plots successor to climate modeling supercomputer

NOAA's current weather and climate forecasting supercomputer system went online last July, but the agency is already seeking ideas to augment or replace it.

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The critical role CIOs play in e-discovery

CIOs might initially feel out of place in the world of e-discovery, but their information expertise is essential to the process, writes Recommind's Phil Favro.

Digital Government

App Exposed Flight Data of Japan’s Air Force One for Years

Flightradar 24 tapped into the public satellite feed of Prime Minister Abe’s supposedly-covert aircraft.

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VA mulls redo of VetLink kiosks

An RFI indicates a desire for the kiosks to be supported in the cloud and use HTML5 responsive design for mobile presentation.

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How Do Agencies Feel About iCloud?

Some federal agencies have given the personal cloud service a wide berth for years.

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Feds Crack Down on Google Over Kids' App Spending

The company will pay $19 million for failing to stop children's spending sprees.

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CMS extends Accenture's HealthCare.gov deal

In the midst of a procurement for a new contractor, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opted to give the incumbent six more months managing the federal health care exchange.