Modernization
13 things that are about to change at VA
With a new secretary in place and reform legislation headed for the president's desk, Department of Veterans Affairs IT and management practices have some big revisions ahead.
Modernization
FCC Chief 'Deeply Troubled' by Verizon Plan to Slow Traffic
Tom Wheeler suggests the new policy may run afoul of net neutrality.
Modernization
Congress Passed a Cell-Phone Unlocking Bill. But It Won't Do Much.
It's a popular cause, but the legislation is mostly symbolic.
Digital Government
Why Federal IT Reform Is Getting Cheaper
Pared-down Senate bill is projected to cost less than House-passed measure.
Digital Government
Terror Victims Can’t Seize Iranian and Syrian Web Addresses
ICANN: Internet domains aren’t owned by anybody, including ICANN.
Modernization
4 keys to digitizing federal records
A closer partnership between records management and IT leaders will make digitization seamless and foster a more open government.
Digital Government
After Delays, USCIS Sets New Deadline for Digital Immigration Records
USCIS chief calls modernizing IT systems ‘one of my top challenges'
Modernization
Need to Know Memo: Going Hybrid
Going hybrid could be the answer to your agency's cloud conundrum.
Modernization
What feds can learn from the global open data effort
Many countries have been using XBRL format for government data as a national standard for years.
Modernization
NASA seeks input on data center consolidation strategies
The agency wants proposals for short-term and long-term fixes.
Modernization
EPA Doesn’t Know How Much It Uses the Cloud, IG Finds
The agency says it has 11 cloud contracts, but the IG doubts that number.
Modernization
Amazon’s Cloud Price War With Google Is Starting to Hurt
Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud-computing business, is now mature enough to affect Amazon’s overall numbers.
Modernization
Cloud Computing Stymies Digital Forensics Investigations
Investigators sift through bits and bytes to solve crimes, but cloud presents challenges
Modernization
State's passport and visa system crashes
Problems with the Consular Consolidated Database could strand thousands of people waiting for documents around the globe.
Modernization
FBI plans Amazon cloud for developers
The FBI is looking for an unclassified system that conforms to the FISMA-moderate security level.
Modernization
iPhones Have a Major Security Hole That Apple Installed on Purpose
If you use an iPhone or iPad, your photos, web history, and GPS logs are vulnerable to theft and surveillance via back-door protocols running on all iOS devices.
Modernization
Airport security, health IT, cyber-collaboration and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Security checks, Moore's law, spectrum sharing and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
The dirty truth about missing emails
While many agencies have been developing and adopting strategies to manage their records electronically, the IRS scandal has revealed a gaping chasm between policy and implementation.
Modernization