Modernization
Pairing up for shared services
Potential users and providers should try to match their needs as closely as possible, top IT managers say.
Modernization
The Fingerprint Scanner You Don't Want on Your Smartphone
The FBI plans to offer agents smartphone apps for checking a suspect's biometric data against information in criminal records.
Modernization
Pentagon Smartphone Plan Is Off to a Slow Start
The Defense Department's program for adopting commercial mobile devices is officially operational, but problems remain.
Modernization
FirstNet CIO builds up his shop
Jim Gwinn says he enjoys the feel of operating in what is essentially a high-tech startup inside government.
Digital Government
Marines Enlist New Mobile News App -- But at What Cost?
DoApp will manage news feeds and mashups.
Emerging Tech
Google Launches Same Day Delivery in Manhattan and L.A.
Google Shopping Express allows customers to browse stores on their website or apps, shop as they would on any other website, then select a delivery window which works best for them.
Modernization
Industry group challenges GSA's telecom services strategy
Some requirements in the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions RFI could "unduly restrict competition," argues the Coalition for Government Procurement's Roger Waldron.
Ideas
The Samsung Galaxy Contract the State Department Doesn't Want to Talk About
Department officials want smartphones for the World Cup, the Pan Am Games and the 2016 Olympics.
Modernization
GSA looks to the next generation of telecom contracting
Mary Davie of the Office of Integrated Technology Services says the agency is prepping for a more complex and competitive future.
Modernization
Army personnel database picks up where Pentagon left off
The Army's new pay and personnel system grew out of DoD's decision to cancel a department-wide database that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs called a disaster.
Modernization
Agency tech initiatives leaving money on the table
A MeriTalk study says another $19.7 billion could be saved through consolidation, virtualization, cloud computing, remote access and infrastructure diversification.
Modernization
FCC Chief Vows No Internet 'Slow Lanes'
Tom Wheeler defends his proposed net-neutrality rules.
Digital Government
Four Things You Should Do To Get the Most Out of Teleworkers
Even CIOs struggle to manage remote workers.
Digital Government
Hate Being Near Sick People? There’s an App for That
Sickweather uses Facebook statuses and tweets about runny noses to create its real-time map of contagion.
Modernization
The Supreme Court Is About to Decide the Future of Cell-Phone Privacy
Two cases before the Court on Tuesday will revisit Fourth Amendment principles that protect Americans from unreasonable searches during an arrest.
Modernization
Phones Are Giving Away Your Location, Regardless of Your Privacy Settings
Sensors in your phone that collect seemingly harmless data could leave you vulnerable to cyber attack, according to new research.
Cybersecurity
Why the U.S. Government Is Extra Worried About the Huge Internet Explorer Bug
Old computers are much more vulnerable.
Modernization
The Mobile Industry Is Fighting the Wrong War in Emerging Markets
Is the battle for cheaper smartphones a worthwhile fight, or does the real war lie in making their content accessible?
Modernization