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Marine Corps Finds Pentagon’s Mobile Plan is No Bargain
Without a cheaper commercial alternative, it will be too costly to put more smartphones and tablets in the hands of Marines.
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Bitcoin Is No Longer the Worst Investment in the World
Now it’s merely the third worst.
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HP Launches High Security Private Cloud for Public Sector
Helion hopes to meet FedRAMP requirements within the next six to nine months.
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New U.S. Ambassador Swore Her Oath on an E-Reader
Suzi LeVine, the newest Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein is a former Microsoft executive.
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Mobile Is Eating Global Attention: 10 Graphs on the State of the Internet
Online photo sharing has sextupled in two years. Nigerians are on their phones 30 percent more than Americans. We now spend more time on mobile than on print and radio combined.
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Smoothing the path to the cloud
TechAmerica releases a guide for agencies looking to move infrastructure and data to the cloud.
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Vice chair promoted to top spot at FirstNet
Longtime telecom exec Sue Swenson replaces Sam Ginn at the agency leading an effort to build a nationwide, interoperable public safety mobile broadband communications network.
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DARPA's micro-tech office returns to its roots
With bio-engineering projects now handled by a dedicated office, MTO is looking at spectrum use and extending Moore's Law.
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SEWP explores strategic sourcing for PCs
OMB directed a new Workstations Commodity Team to develop a way to quickly compare contracting vehicles that offer similar devices and services.
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Apple Wants You to Run Your Home from Your iPhone
This new system will allow users to control their lights, appliances, and security systems right from their iOS device
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HP launches private cloud with high-security federal users in mind
Hewlett-Packard wants to get in on the burgeoning market for military and intel IT with a new cloud offering.
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Satellite Rescue Network Gets Space Technology Hall of Fame Recognition
Last year, the multinational COSPAS-SARSAT program saved 253 people.
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Software-defined storage aims for ease of management
The successor to storage virtualization remains largely untested by agencies, but industry experts say the benefits will change that soon enough.
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House Votes to Halt Obama's Plan to Give Up Internet Authority
Republicans fear Russia or China could gain new influence over the Internet.
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DOJ recording policy raises tech questions
Recording suspect interviews presents the department with the challenge of how it will create and store the information.
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The State Dept's BlackBerrys Broke, Forcing People to Talk IRL
Officials apparently handled the face-to-face meetings diplomatically.
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Enterprise-wide software license management lags, GAO finds
Without executive direction from the federal CIO, agencies will have difficulty realizing cost savings through enterprise-wide software license management, says a new report.
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Marine Corps Bypasses Defense Mobile Phone Plan; Wants Commercial Options
While department officials say their program will cut costs, they haven’t provided pricing information.
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Connected Cars Face One Big Problem: Staying Connected
As anyone who has ever driven through a mountainous region or remote stretch will know, it can be hard catching a signal strong enough to even make a phone call.
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