Digital Government
HHS Bought More Cloud Storage in the Days Before HealthCare.gov Launched
The cost of the Obamacare cloud has quadrupled since Verizon first won the contract.
Modernization
FedRAMP: Keeping up with changing cloud security standards
Cloud computing continues to evolve -- and so do the government's security controls.
Modernization
NOAA satellites helped save 253 lives in 2013
The orbiting craft are part of a network that detects and locates distress signals from emergency beacons.
Cybersecurity
Why Companies Want Congress To Tell Them What To Do After Data Breaches
Reeling from high-profile hacks, retailers are asking lawmakers to require them to notify customers when shoppers' information has been put at risk.
Modernization
Will Open Internet changes affect the enterprise market?
The fallout for federal customers from a federal court decision blocking "net neutrality" rules remains murky, but most analysts are predicting little change for the immediate future.
Modernization
A surprise turn in the spotlight
Margie Graves has been a behind-the-scenes force for DHS since 2003. Last year, however, brought newfound visibility -- not all of it welcome.
Modernization
Cloud offers a taste of Silicon Valley on the Potomac
DHS’s Keith Trippie says the cloud can boost government innovation while cutting up-front costs.
Modernization
DISA piloting DOD cloud security model
DOD agencies are testing framework with controlled unclassified information.
Modernization
Phone Companies Worry They'll Be Required to Store Customer Data for NSA
A move to get massive amounts of surveillance data out of the government's hands could backfire for some firms.
Modernization
IT infrastructure: The role of the cloud
Richard Spires explains how agencies can plan for an orderly and forward-looking consolidation.
Modernization
BlackBerrys Will Make Up 98% of Mobile Devices on New Defensewide System
About 80,000 of them and 1,800 Apple and Android phones and tablets will be managed by the system launching Jan. 31.
Modernization
The Internet of Bees Could Save Our Food Supply
Scientists attach tiny sensors to 5,000 honey bees.
Digital Government
Congress Tries to Curtail NSA Spying, Sort Of
Issue of eavesdropping on specific U.S. individuals’ communications is personal for Senators and House members.
Modernization
Issa, Connolly launch Cloud Caucus
The bipartisan group aims to "address the federal government’s dismal record of procuring and using information technology."
Emerging Tech
How iPhones are Forcing Banks to Rethink Brick-and-Mortar Branches
The biggest banks are reshaping how they interact with retail customers and in many cases shrinking their expansive branch networks.
Digital Government
Experts Say HealthCare.gov Could Be Hacked
Security consulting firms have identified 20 weak points on the site.
Modernization
Hard to talk? It’s training, not tech
A Virginia police official said the communications problems on the day of the Navy Yard shooting were a result of too much talking, not too little.
Modernization
Next up for acquisition workforce: virtual training
The Federal Acquisition Institute wants to develop mobile apps to help employees experiment with techniques and strategies in a low-risk environment.
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