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
Ford Gives up on Turning its Cars Into Smartphones
Ford saw a future in which every surface is a touchscreen, but its customers didn’t share in that vision.
Modernization
How Mobile Payments Might Be the Global Money-Laundering Machine Criminals Have Dreamed About
Millions of people now use their mobile phones to do their banking, especially in the developing world.
Cybersecurity
How NSA Surveillance Jeopardizes Obama's G-8 Trip to Europe
Obama's task in Europe this week has been made even more challenging by the recent disclosures of American surveillance in allied countries.
Digital Government
Apple: <span>i</span>Message and FaceTime Are Safe From the NSA's Prying Eyes
The company adds that the government asked for data on up to 10,000 user accounts in the past 6 months.
Modernization
Bitcoin Lovers: This Is What It Looks Like When the US Wants to Destroy a Currency
Last week the U.S. Treasury placed a new package of sanctions targeting Iran's currency.
Modernization
CIA Gave Amazon a Leg Up on Cloud Deal
Intelligence agency unfairly allowed the company to weaken security requirements, auditor finds.
Digital Government
House Backs IT Buying Overhaul
Reforms added to a major defense policy bill would give agency CIOs authority over all IT spending.
Modernization
Obama asks agencies to share spectrum
New presidential memorandum requires agencies to document their use of valuable frequencies, sets high bar for those who want to keep it exclusive.
Modernization
The ‘Ramp’ Into the Federal Cloud Market Is More Like a Climb
Government and industry concede FedRAMP does not cover all agency security requirement.
Modernization
Dell launches cloud solution for feds
Hardware stalwart joins Amazon, CGI and others in federal cloud market.
Digital Government
Why Your Metadata Is Your Every Move
The National Security Agency is collecting more than just what's on the phone bill.
Modernization
NIST seeks comment on draft cloud security guidelines
Document aims to 'demystify the process of selecting cloud-based services.'
Digital Government
IT Reform Act Could Hitch a Ride on Major Defense Bill
Sponsors will offer the overhaul as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act.
Modernization
GSA Considers Mobile Options for Issuing Federal Employee IDs
The agency is asking vendors about identity proofing advances forecast for 2014.
Modernization