Emerging Tech

Massive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursday

The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.

Modernization

Senators Turn Tim Cook's Hearing into an Apple Genius Bar Visit

Sen. John McCain asked Cook why he has to update his apps so frequently.

Modernization

Mobile Data is the New Luxury Good in Southern Europe

The growth of data usage in Europe has slowed down in places where the economy has been hit by the euro crisis.

Modernization

One Year After Launch, Cloud Security Initiative Has Its First Taker

HHS collaborated with Amazon to produce a safety authorization that any agency can reuse to cut procurement expenses.

Modernization

DISA Cancels $45 Million Award to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images

Competition planned for massive cloud storage contract.

Modernization

250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013

The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.

Cybersecurity

CenturyLink, AT&T Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats

DHS lets the companies sell government-furnished protections against malware spotted by intelligence officials.

Modernization

Amazon gets FedRAMP certification

Commercial cloud giant is the third provider approved to sell secure cloud products and services.

Digital Government

Shared Services Can Be a Money Maker for Some Agencies

Agencies counteract dwindling IT budgets by offering services to other divisions.

Modernization

Consumer Smartphones OK'd for Military Use Lack Certain ID Protections

Pentagon disclosed security approvals for Apple iOS and BlackBerry 10 mobile devices.

Digital Government

The Potential Problem With Personalized Google Maps? We May Never Know What We're Not Seeing

Google is promising a million maps for a million people with its redesign. But can it avoid confining us to customized urban bubbles?

Modernization

Congress Demands to Know if Google Glass Will Violate Your Privacy

Letter sent to search giant asks about implications of new technology.

Modernization

Military Commands Will Tap AirWatch to Manage Mobile Devices

Global Strike Command will piggyback on a system already installed by Special Operations Command.

Emerging Tech

How Data Can Aid Farmers' Markets and Education Innovations

Government information can aid the public but opening it up is just the first step.

Modernization

Google Figures Out the Simplest, Most Profound Way to Send Money: Over Email

Google announced it will gradually allow adult Gmail users to attach money to their emails.

Modernization

Cloud Computing Could Transform Foreign Aid

International assistance agency seeks a platform to build and share new technology.

Modernization

What the AP Subpoena Scandal Means for Your Electronic Privacy

Telecom operators that cooperate with feds are protected from lawsuits.

Digital Government

Data Center Consolidation Savings ‘Minimal’ So Far

The government has kept insufficient metrics on savings and is unlikely to meet its goal of $3 billion in savings by 2015.