Digital Government

Feds want a more robust insurance database before Obamacare rollout

The government will use the contractor-managed repository to evaluate providers and update Healthcare.gov.

Modernization

China may (or may not) be behind the Twitter hack

Twitter revealed that roughly a quarter million accounts have been compromised by hackers.

Digital Government

Why did the lights go out at the Super Bowl?

Entergy New Orleans who provides power to the Super Dome called the outage an abnormality.

Modernization

Menu of safety-approved cloud products grows to three

CGI joins Autonomic Resources on the elite FedRAMP-authorized supplier list.

Modernization

FedRAMP certifies a major player

The second company cleared by GSA's program to pre-certify cloud providers is a familiar name; plus, FedRAMP gets a new leader.

Modernization

Everything you need to know about BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry has a new OS and gadgets to help bring the brand back to the forefront.

Digital Government

North Korea and its gulags are now on Google Maps

To build the new maps, a community of citizen cartographers came together in Google Map Maker.

Modernization

What does Google do if the government comes looking for your emails?

The company has clarified a bit about its process for responding to government requests for user data.

Modernization

ICE gives thousands of employees <span>i</span>Phones for work and play

Agency began distributing secured government-owned Apple devices after discontinuing a BlackBerry contract.

Modernization

It is now a crime to unlock your smartphone

Until recently it was illegal to jailbreak your own iPhone; after Saturday it will be illegal to unlock a new smartphone.

Modernization

Going agile? Get your IT managers ready.

Experts say the agile development approach pays off, but puts new pressure on project managers.

Modernization

Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company

After a bad day on the markets, Exxon Mobil has reclaimed the title of most valuable company in the world.

Modernization

Does counting data centers miss the point?

The number of closures is an easy measure in the ongoing data center consolidation effort, but it's hardly the most important one.

Modernization

Data center savings hard to track

While the effort to consolidate data centers is proceeding with some success, significant challenges are impeding progress.

Modernization

NASA’s space weather app has great images but lags on engagement

The agency could do more to publicize major space events and appeal to kids, our reviewers say.

Modernization

NASA’s Satellite Insight gaming app isn’t educational or fun

The game doesn’t teach users much and it can’t compete with Bejeweled and Tetris.

Modernization

DHS's Margie Graves puts agile first

A software-development technique that forgoes the rigors of conventional processes in favor of nimbleness is gaining increased popularity in government.