Modernization

AT&T Plans Phone Experiments in Two Towns

The FCC will oversee the transition to Internet-based networks in Alabama and Florida.

Modernization

DHS departure raises questions for cloud

Keith Trippie, executive director for the Enterprise System Development Office in DHS’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, has been a cloud champion at the department.

Emerging Tech

Are Conflicting Priorities Making Your Job Harder?

We want to know the toughest challenges you’ve faced in federal technology.

Modernization

Landline Owners Still Think Their Home Phones Are More Important Than Facebook

Nearly half of those 65 and older couldn’t imagine giving up a landline, Pew finds.

Modernization

FedRAMP gets an OnRAMP

A new tool allows users to track cloud providers in FedRAMP process.

Modernization

Boeing Enters the Super-Secure Smartphone Market With a Focus on Hardware

The Black looks and functions like a generic Android device but doubles as a classified information system capable of scanning for intrusions.

Emerging Tech

House-Passed IT Reform Bill Expands Single CIO Mandate to DoD

The revised bill also pares back a proposal for a governmentwide contract consulting center.

Modernization

Takai takes FITARA to task for oversight provisions

Defense Department CIO is concerned the legislation might collide with internal Pentagon realignment efforts.

Modernization

The Bitcoin Industry Embraces What It Was Built to Avoid—Rules and Regulation

The crash of the prominent bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is the latest sign that bitcoin needs to adopt some sort of oversight if it is going to survive and thrive.

Emerging Tech

Google Fears FCC's New Internet Powers

The Web giant's lobbyists are quietly fretting about a recent court ruling.

Emerging Tech

Government Knocks on BlackBerry Continue

The Interior IG’s office is switching to Apple and Android smartphones.

Digital Government

How Technology Will Topple the World's Biggest Drug Cartel

After El Chapo's capture, the nation's financial intelligence agency faces a key IT upgrade.

Modernization

Bill to Legalize Cell-Phone Unlocking Set for House Vote

Under an expedited process, the bill will need a two-thirds vote to pass.

Modernization

What Pritzker wants from Silicon Valley

In first official visit to the West Coast tech mecca, Commerce secretary solicits partnerships on climate data and highlights new Census tool.

Modernization

What CIOs say about big data

Ten insights from IT leaders on the front lines of big-data deployments.