Modernization

What federal agencies can learn from the Super Bowl

The public safety cloud that supports security at the event serves as a case study in connecting numerous disparate groups and people to identify and mitigate risks.

Modernization

Survey pinpoints data-storage concerns

Data security and downtime are two of the major worries for IT decision makers.

Modernization

Rockefeller blasts private-sector metadata storage plan

The retiring chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee said he was “concerned any change of our current framework will harm both national security and privacy.”

Modernization

Moving to the cloud? Learn from CBP's mistakes

CTO Wolf Tombe's four years of early-adopter experience provides a host of hard-learned lessons.

Cybersecurity

The NSA Finally Names Its Internal Privacy Advocate

Rebecca Richards, a DHS official, has been selected as the agency's first civil liberties and privacy officer.

Modernization

Walter Reed brings crisis communications system online

The Navy Yard shooting in D.C. and the Fort Hood attack in Texas have increased the focus on workplace security at government installations.

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Highlighting some lessons learned by federal cloud users

Migration to the cloud yields real benefits, but only when thought through and managed properly, say federal IT leaders who have made the move.

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A Billion Smartphones Were Shipped in 2013—and That’s Not Even the Interesting Part

One way to boost growth: Convince people they need two phones.

Digital Government

The Day Before the State of the Union Has Been Full of NSA Leaks

New disclosures Monday by multiple publications suggest a coordinated effort to focus attention on NSA surveillance ahead of the president’s most important annual speech.

Modernization

White House: Terrorists, Like All of Us, Might Enjoy Playing Angry Birds

Says Jay Carney: "I mean, look. Terrorists, proliferators, other bad actors, use the same communcations tools that others use."

Emerging Tech

Two Bitcoin-Exchange Operators Arrested for Money Laundering on Silk Road

This IRS isn't sure how to treat bitcoins, but the Justice Department is treating them like old-fashioned greenbacks.

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.

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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.