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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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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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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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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.