Modernization
The iPhone 5S Just Brought us Closer to the Internet of Things and a World of Constant Surveillance
While sensors have played a role in mobile devices for years, certain devices are beginning to expand on their capabilities.
Cybersecurity
7 Reasons Why iPhone Fingerprint Security Might Not Be So Secure
NSA, pockets and wood slicers can all foil Apple’s iTouch biometric ID tool, security pros say.
Cybersecurity
When It's at the Border, Your Data Is Fair Game — Even on Your Laptop
No need for a warrant in the international zone at O'Hare airport.
Digital Government
How Soon Before Obama's Bodyguards Don Google Glass?
The Secret Service, Army and DARPA are considering intelligent eyewear for field assignments.
Emerging Tech
Second Round of Solicitations Added to Simplified Federal Contracting Site
The RFP-EZ beta site gets a reboot.
Modernization
An App to Nab Jerks Who Illegally Use Disabled Parking
Your city could probably use your help.
Modernization
Intelligence community builds cloud infrastructure
The capabilities will grow still further when the CIA chooses between AWS and IBM.
Modernization
CRM: When C stands for citizen
The image of an office full of call-center employees wearing headsets to communicate with customers is a common association for customer relationship management, but it is woefully outdated. Social media and big data are among the forces transforming CRM, and agencies are catching on.
Modernization
When Yahoo Gives User Data to Governments, Mapped
Company was the only tech firm to fight NSA order to proved sweeping access.
Emerging Tech
FEMA Wants Better Hurricane Alerts for People With Disabilities
The agency is interested in handicapped-accessible options for mobile and social media during disasters too.
Modernization
You Can Replace Your PC With a Smartphone. But Will You?
The Acer Extend prototype was unveiled this week in Germany.
Modernization
What Hasn’t Leaked About the Next iPhone Is the Only Thing That Matters
How much will it cost?!
Cybersecurity
Americans' Worries About Internet Privacy Go Beyond NSA Surveillance
The average citizen has other fish to fry when it comes to living on the Web.
Modernization
Google Is Waging War on Apps That Attack, Infiltrate and Steal From Your Phone
Android’s open platform means its must police its app store very carefully.
Modernization
More than one path for FedRAMP
Questions persist about agency-granted authorities to operate.
Cybersecurity
Your Heartbeat: The Ultimate in Password Protection?
The makers of a new device hope to replace Fluffy123 with the unique rhythm of your heart.
Modernization
The Triumph of the Tablet
The summer of 2013 has been, in many ways, the summer of the iPad.
Modernization
Can a foreign firm safeguard American privacy?
A Canadian firm has been hired to design a credentialing system for federal agencies, causing at least one reader to raise a question.
Emerging Tech