Modernization
DISA Awards $16 Million Contract to Manage Mobile Devices
Software will enable secure operation of smartphones and tablets.
Digital Government
Navy Awards $3.5 Billion Network Contract to HP Enterprise Services
NGEN will serve 800,000 Navy and Marine users.
Emerging Tech
Saving Government Tweets Is Tougher Than You Think
The National Archives wants working groups to make sure agencies are retaining social media records.
Modernization
Thailand Is Buying Record Numbers of Smartphones, but It’s Facebook that People Really Want
Almost 3 million smartphones were sold in Thailand in just the first four months of this year.
Modernization
Too Much Collaboration Is Hurting Productivity
Some of that new technology aimed at fostering innovation could be a bad thing.
Digital Government
No Red Phone Ever Connected the White House to Moscow
Another case of 'direct access' not being quite what you first thought.
Digital Government
A Few Agencies Use Internal Apps to Boost Mobility, Collaboration
Most are still mapping out their mobile strategies.
Modernization
How Zombie Phones Could Create a Gigantic, Mobile Botnet
Android operating system is most vulnerable.
Emerging Tech
Labor Does More With Less on Streaming Data
The agency has a single Application Programming Interface that connects to 175 data sets.
Modernization
DISA Plans $450 Million Commercial Cloud Buy
Agency pursues five-year storage, Web, database and application hosting deal.
Modernization
Say Hello to Solar-Paneled Clothing That Charges Your Phone
This "Wearable Solar" clothing allegedly can restore half of a phone's power when worn in bright sunlight.
Digital Government
The Government’s Data Center Count Has Doubled Since 2011
There are now about 6,000 in OMB’s official tally.
Modernization
Not so Fast, Google: the FTC Wants to Review That Waze Deal
The New York Post reported the FTC will be scrutinizing the deal.
Modernization
You Know Who Else 'Inadvertently' Gathered Your Electronic Data?
Google and NSA may be doing similar things. Why should only one be held accountable?
Digital Government
United States Dominates in Social Diplomacy
More than 6.4 million people “like” U.S. embassy Facebook pages, Canadian analysis finds.
Modernization
Energy-saving data center contract languishes under OMB hold
OMB put the brakes on a contract between the Energy Department and Lockheed Martin in March and has yet to explain its reasons, according to the affected parties.
Cybersecurity
Facebook's Former Security Chief Now Works for the NSA
The Chief Security Officer at a tech company is primarily concerned with keeping its information inside the company.
Modernization
What the NSA Does With the Data It Isn't Allowed to Keep
The rules surrounding what information must be destroyed remain shrouded in secrecy. By what right?
Modernization
Pentagon to Wireless Industry: We Need Our Spectrum
Defense CIO says the military must retain exclusive access to some frequency bands.
Modernization