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These Are the 25 Most Popular Mobile Apps in America
This is an interesting slice of the App Store, as it highlights active usage, not just one-time downloads or recent popularity.
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SAMHSA seeks input on IaaS solutions
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is exploring the possibility of transitioning to a government community cloud -- and perhaps to one provider in particular.
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Agencies Get New Guidelines for OK’ing Apps
The new guide is aimed at preventing staff from both oversharing and inadvertently welcoming in hackers.
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Big Win for Amazon: First Provider Authorized to Handle Sensitive DOD Workloads in Cloud
Achieves provisional authority to operate under DOD’s cloud security model at impact levels 3-5.
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Contracting case studies, AWS security, CANES consolidation and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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DISA's Bennett preaches COTS and consolidation
The CIO of the Defense Information Systems Agency is finding that attachment to physical products is hard to shake.
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Is There Ebola on That Smartphone?
Swabbing an iPad with alcohol could erase data as well as germs.
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5 key strategies for re-architecting agency IT systems
Deciding when to rebuild is a complex process, but it boils down to a key question: Does the service in question enable or hinder the agency's mission?
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Making Agile Real: How a Virtual Approach Boosts Federal Efficiency
An innovative take on data management could result in better access to higher-quality data.
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NHTSA takes next step on national crash-avoidance system
In addition to radio interference, skeptics also voice concerns about the cybersecurity of increasingly networked vehicles.
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Fed IT workers vote no confidence on data center uptime
Forty-two percent of federal IT workers surveyed by MeriTalk said downtime left them unable to do their jobs.
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GCN Award winners, online privacy, Syrian malware and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community
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Why FISMA is not enough for the Internet of Things
It's not just TSA devices that are vulnerable, says Billy Rios, director of threat intelligence at Qualys. And the procurement process is a crucial link in preventing back-door cyberattacks on federal facilities.
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Smithsonian transcription project moves out of beta
After a year of testing, an effort to use volunteers to transcribe historical documents and data for online use is opening wide.
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What Roat's move to DOT means for FedRAMP
Bottlenecks remain a concern, but observers expect a smooth transition.
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We're the government. Trust us.
As more citizen services move online, agencies are struggling to strike a balance between convenience and security with online identity proofing.
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Imitation is flattery: BlackBerry, Samsung emulate strategies to lure DOD clients
BlackBerry is still the incumbent in a sensitive market, but Samsung has invested in security to try to turn the tables.
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NIST test bed will probe industrial systems for cyber flaws
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to get ahead of attackers by developing a simulation system that emulates industrial operations.
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