Modernization
NGEN's risky choices
The Navy is confident that the successor to the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet is sound, but its short span and emphasis on cost worry some observers.
Emerging Tech
Russian Rocket Failure Destroys Three Navigation Satellites
This is the satnav system’s second major crash in three years.
Modernization
The Meteoric Rise of Cellphones in One Chart
The number of mobile-cellular subscriptions will reach a projected 6.8 billion by the end of 2013.
Modernization
Interior takes records management to the cloud
New system promises to cut costs, deliver 'real business intelligence.'
Modernization
India’s New Surveillance Network Will Make the NSA Green With Envy
The country is going ahead with an ambitious program that will let it monitor any one of its 900 million telecom subscribers.
Modernization
Top 10 virtualization killers
Software can't solve these fatal flaws, but understanding and preparing for the risks can.
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