Modernization
Air Force looks to shared services for help with IT acquisition
The Air Force is increasingly handling its IT purchasing problems by partnering with other Pentagon agencies and the private sector.
Modernization
VA Wants to Buy Data Storage the Way It Buys Electricity
The department would only pay for what it actually uses.
Modernization
Does CBP’s Tombe expect too much from the cloud?
Readers challenged the Customs and Border Protection CTO’s assertion that 99.999 percent reliability should not cost extra.
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2 questions to ask before diving into infrastructure-as-a-service
Well-designed IaaS deployments can allow failures to happen without the customer and their users noticing.
Modernization
That Fake iPhone Is Probably Full of Lead
Knockoff mobile devices have 'alarmingly high proportions of hazardous substances,' report finds.
Digital Government
Obama's Changes to Phone Metadata Collection Gets Nod From Secret Intelligence Court
NSA will have to go before a judge and present evidence before collecting the data.
Modernization
Monetizing Social Media Users Is Getting Easier; Adding New Ones Is Getting Harder
What are the teenagers up to?
Modernization
Air Force headquarters transitions to enterprise email
The USAF move follows the Army's migration to the program, completed in August 2013.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Is Broken—Here's a Simple Plan to Fix It
It doesn't work as a currency, but it could help build the financial architecture of web payments. Here's how.
Modernization
Fed IT transformation a no-brainer? Not so fast
Juggling competing priorities makes agency IT overhauls an often overwhelming exercise.
Modernization
Why the Land Line Is About to Die
FCC's coming decision will shape how we communicate for decades to come.
Modernization
The big switch
Telecom carriers are eager to see federal agencies get moving on the changeover to IP-based networks.
Modernization
How the speed of technological change can be an opportunity
Former USDA CIO Chris Smith, now AT&T's vice president of technology, says government is coping reasonably well but could do more to lead.
Digital Government
Patriot Act Architect: No More Spying Unless My NSA Reform Bill Passes
Sensenbrenner says officials risk losing all spying authorization next year if his Freedom Act doesn’t pass.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Schools Get $2 Billion Infusion for High-Speed Internet
The FCC will double its investment in fast connections for schools.
Modernization
The Energy Department Wants to Make Your Phone Charger More Efficient
DOE estimates that new standards will put close to $4 billion back in the pockets of American consumers.
Modernization
A new goal for data center consolidation?
The latest figures on data center closures will be made public the first week of March.
Emerging Tech
Commerce Seeks a Single System to Manage Its Citizen Services
Similar private-sector platforms allow customers to have a single profile across different divisions of a company.
Modernization
Why Google Just Sold Motorola to Lenovo for $3 Billion
Google originally bought the company for $12.5 billion in May 2012.
Modernization