Modernization
Survey highlights differences in IT preparedness
In a recent survey, 94 percent of state and local IT professionals said their agencies were not prepared for the coming IT challenges.
Modernization
Senators Want to Help You Kill Your iPhone
A new bill would require smart phones to come equipped with a “kill switch” owners could flip if their phone is lost or stolen.
Modernization
IP switch could threaten FAA systems, says integrator
Harris Corp. has warned that hacking is much less difficult in IP and wireless environments than with hardwired systems, which could prove problematic for air traffic control.
Modernization
Adult Literacy Program May Move to a Public Cloud
The suite of adult learning websites is currently housed in a private cloud.
Modernization
How to Outfox a Broken Procurement System and Other Digital Government Lessons from the U.K.
Agencies could learn a great deal from Mike Bracken, director of the United Kingdom’s Government Digital Service.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs seeks solutions to its storage problem
Department wants vendor input on storage-on-demand options.
Modernization
Your Power Is About to Go Out—Here’s How to Make Your Cell Phone Last Until it Comes Back on
A few tips to get through the storm.
Digital Government
It’s Official: Apple Sells More Computers Than All Windows PCs Combined
That count includes iPhones, iPads, etc.
Modernization
Cloud brokers: Stretching the benefits beyond IT
Brokers are becoming an integral part of helping the public sector realize the full benefits of cloud technology.
Digital Government
Defense Plans Secret Global Social Media Data Mining Project Based in Europe
Project aims to 'identify violent extremist influences.'
Modernization
Marines May Ditch DISA for Private Cloud to Host Combat Support System
Service also wants a single systems integrator for 15 personnel systems.
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.
Modernization
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