Digital Government
Cisco’s Bad Quarter Shows How NSA Spying Could Freeze American Companies Out of a Trillion-dollar Opportunity
Bellwether Cisco indicates American tech companies are no longer welcome in Russia and other emerging markets.
Modernization
Supercomputer Watson Will Soon Be Available To Everyone
The initiative is IBM's attempt to get into cloud computing services to compete with the likes of Google and Amazon.
Modernization
Autonomic gets DOD FedRAMP OK
The first cloud provider to achieve compliance has now become the first to pass the additional security controls DOD requires.
Modernization
Mobile Phones Are Now as Crucial as Food and Water in Emergency Aid
The foreign assistance streaming into the Philippines includes technology to facilitate communications.
Modernization
Pentagon Gives FedRAMP-Certified Cloud Provider a Green Light for Handling Military Data
Autonomic Resources cleared additional hurdles beyond those required for hosting information from civilian agencies.
Modernization
Navy Will Conduct a Cost Analysis of Shift to DISA Cloud Email
The service will evaluate alternatives before complying with a Pentagon directive.
Modernization
10 Million People Are Trying to Tweet, Text, and Phone Home to the Philippines
As many as 13 million Filipinos work abroad, and they're desperately trying to reach their families and friends.
Modernization
How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines
Volunteers across the world are building the digital infrastructure for the organization's Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts.
Modernization
How Many Astronauts Believe Aliens Exist?
All of them, according to former Space Station commander Chris Hadfield. At least somewhere.
Modernization
With BlackBerry's Future Uncertain, Pentagon Readies a Contingency Plan
The company makes the only devices yet approved to operate on Defense networks, but that could soon change.
Modernization
How Mobile Apps Could Transform Rural Health Care
Telemedicine is transforming health-care for Americans. But the system still needs work.
Emerging Tech
Congress.gov Coming This Month
Site will replace 18-year-old Thomas.gov for legislative information.
Digital Government
Cloud-Based Network Defense Frustrates Army Exercise Commander
Brigade chief says he needs local control over the ‘cyber fight’ affecting his computer systems.
Modernization
Judge: IBM gamed procurement system in CIA cloud bid
Unsealed court order says IBM 'manipulated its pricing' to provide grounds for a protest if it lost the contract.
Modernization
SAM, the cloud, and the new environment
Cloud computing presents new challenges to software asset management, so SAM strategies should be adapted to fit the nature of individual agency networks.
Modernization
CIA-backed Cloud Security Firm Buys Encryption Company to Help Spy-Wary Industry
To address corporate concerns about storing information at data centers accessible by intelligence agencies, HyTrust acquires HighCloud.
Digital Government
Agencies Could Save Nearly $6 Billion From IT Consolidation
The savings estimate from a government auditor is more than double the White House’s figure.
Digital Government
Senate Bill Would Make Data Center Consolidation the Law
Legislation would require annual reports on agencies' consolidation plans and progress.
Modernization