Modernization
Encryption challenges move to the cloud
Cloud computing is expanding the data encryption and key management issues agencies face.
Ideas
Edward Snowden and the Power of Cloud Computing
The gap between technology and the law grows wider, with no bridge in sight.
Modernization
Data center closures continue apace -- or do they?
OMB is close to achieving its original target for FDCCI, but that goal was set before the actual number of data centers was revealed to be more than double the initial estimates.
Modernization
The Target Data Breach Is Worse Than You Thought
Up to 70 million Target customers are now believed to have had their data stolen, up from an original estimate of 40 million.
Modernization
Looking for LinkedIn's next tipping point
Will 2014 see feds start to actively engage in the social network?
Modernization
In-Flight Voice Calls Could Aid Airlines More Than Passengers
The service could make it easier and cheaper to contact doctors and others on the ground.
Modernization
Singapore Figured Out How to Tax Bitcoin—Treat it Like a Product, Not Money
Tax authorities around the world have been closely studying the virtual currency
Modernization
Using the cloud to break the 'iron triangle'
The vice president of Amazon Web Services’ Worldwide Public Sector predicts that the cloud will improve the government’s agility.
Modernization
A better, more social government in 2014
The General Services Administration's social media program manager has a short list of signals to watch.
Modernization
Commerce Needs More Money to Modernize the Census, Secretary Says
Pritzker also told techies she’s optimistic about the chances for immigration reform.
Modernization
More stuff that's not around any more
Steve Kelman muses on everything from IT acquisition to subway tokens.
Modernization
DOD's cautious path to the cloud
The Pentagon wants controls that go beyond FedRAMP, but critics claim DISA officials are dragging their feet.
Digital Government
Costs Could Climb for $1.5 Billion Terrorist Tracking System
A planned upgrade of a DHS database at the heart of the nation's effort to thwart foreign threats keeps going back to the drawing board.
Modernization
Diaz: What’s in store for open standards
IBM's vice president of open standards is keeping an eye on ecosystems.
Modernization
It's the Beginning of the End for Dumb Phones
Non-smartphones will no longer be sold in three years, investor predicts.
Modernization
Chenok and Kamensky: Looking at the big picture
Two executives from the IBM Center for the Business of Government identify seven significant changes to watch for in the coming months.
Digital Government
Defense Leaders Say Cyber is Top Terror Threat
Poll echoes growing concerns from Defense leaders and members of Congress.
Digital Government
Secret Court and Rand Paul Face Off Over Domestic Spying
NSA gets green light to continue collecting U.S. call logs and the 2016 presidential hopeful announces a class action lawsuit to stop it.
Emerging Tech
Want to Make Digital Government Work? Hire Your Own Coders
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s software engineers take an agile approach to government software development.
Emerging Tech