Digital Government
VA Seeks 5 Percent Boost in IT Funding
The department’s budget request includes $173 million for the paperless claims system.
Digital Government
Federal Tech Funding Dips Slightly in Obama’s Fiscal 2015 Request
VanRoekel touts a 'one-government, outside-looking-in approach' to federal IT.
Modernization
Facebook’s Drones Could Bring Internet to the Developing World—and Stick it to Mobile Carriers
Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company Titan Aerospace, which is developing autonomous solar-powered aircraft.
Digital Government
DARPA Chip Aims to Secure Electronics Throughout the Supply Chain
It aims to solve the long-standing problem of forged electronic parts.
Modernization
Weather satellite program appears back on track
Four of six instruments designed for NOAA’s next-gen system are ready for integration on the spacecraft, which is scheduled for launch in 2016.
Modernization
DARPA seeks dielets to defend the IT supply chain
The tiny electronic will be used to authenticate the provenance of components.
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
Uncertainty after FedRAMP deadline, but oversight tools already exist
Feb. 28 reports will shed new light on agency's compliance efforts.
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