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Thailand’s Bitcoin Ban Is Not Quite What it Seems

The country's the central bank did not ban Bitcoin outright.

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The Era of iSpying: Court Upholds Warrantless Cell-Phone Tracking

Americans shouldn't have to surrender their privacy in order to carry a smartphone.

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Here Are the 11,868 Devices—and Counting—That Every Android App Has to Work on

iPhone’s universe is much more unified than compared to Android's.

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NASA's fall from the cloud frontier

One of the first agencies to make bold moves toward the cloud, NASA has lost its edge, IG reports.

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VA still seeks cloud solutions after canceling contract

The Veterans Affairs Department killed a cloud-based email contract and does not plan to reissue it, but says it is still 'dedicated' to using cloud services.

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Your Boss Is Reading Your Text Messages

As more employers add mobile messaging systems to workers’ phones, the scrutiny of workers’ SMS inbox is likely to increase.

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Amazon Sues Over CIA Cloud Deal

IBM successfully fought CIA’s award of the $150 million cloud and is intervening in the lawsuit.

Digital Government

White House Could Face Bipartisan Scorn if it Bucks IT Reform

The government will never get a fairer IT buying overhaul, a congressional technology leader warns.

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House subcommittee troubled over data center updates

Lawmakers criticize agencies for underestimating by several thousand the number of data centers involved in a consolidation initiative.

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NSA's New Spy Facilities Are Seven Times Bigger Than the Pentagon

The man and the story behind the National Security Agency's massive data centers.

Digital Government

White House Touts Nearly $1.4 Billion in IT Savings

The U.S. CIO expects to save $2.5 Billion by overhauling how agencies buy IT commodities.

Digital Government

FBI Data Center Efficiency Program the Way of the Future?

A pilot effort in West Virginia may become a model across the Justice Department.

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Army set to complete enterprise email migration

Army finishing transition that could save up to $380 million over the next few years.

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OMB underestimates data center numbers

Agencies taking part in the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative have more than twice as many data centers as OMB once thought. OMB says better tracking and a broader definition account for the discrepancy.

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Amazon files court complaint over CIA cloud deal

The cloud provider is challenging the corrective action that GAO recommended to the CIA after upholding a bid protest.

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Federal Cloud Security Is Now Partially Privatized

The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, rather than the government, will vet firms that want to inspect commercial data centers.