Modernization
Medicare awards up to $15 billion for data centers
CMS move is part of a governmentwide push to reform IT spending.
Digital Government
Nokia's Map app even more annoying than Apple Maps, old Google Maps
A comparison test between the three apps finds that Nokia's latest lacks in overall usability.
Modernization
The future of smartphone tech is ... knuckle-dragging?
New software tries to expand the "touch" in "touchscreen."
Modernization
Data center savings hard to predict
Although the number of data center closings is on pace, the savings are somewhat mysterious due to patchy information coming from agencies.
Modernization
Government has shuttered 64 data centers since August
Officials expect to close 315 more data centers by late 2013.
Modernization
The allure of mass Apple gadget thefts
High-profile crimes make headlines for many reasons.
Modernization
Don't bet on an online gambling bill
Senate leaders don't expect Congress to address gaming legislation.
Digital Government
Expect IT consolidation, cost cutting during Obama’s second term
CIOs hope to trim costs through smarter contracts, shared services and cloud.
Modernization
Twelve-year, $430 million effort fails to get DHS radio users on the same frequency
Only one employee tested knew how to tune into the channel.
Digital Government
Nokia Maps for iPhone has (almost) everything Apple Maps doesn't
Nokia will release it's mobile mapping app, called Here, in the next few weeks
Emerging Tech
Citizens in nearly every state petition White House for right to secede
We the People petitions mocking secessionists also on the rise.
Digital Government
State CIOs aim to consolidate data centers, move to the cloud
State priorities largely mirror federal technology priorities.
Modernization
Does your enterprise search engine stink? Here's why.
Enterprise search isn't the same as searching the web, writes Kamran Khan.
Modernization
VA plans to move 600,000 employees to cloud email
Agency will pay HP $36 million to manage the 5-year move to Microsoft’s cloud email.
Modernization
Petraeus investigation highlights fight over digital surveillance laws
Digital detective work provides rare insight into FBI methods.
Modernization
An Amazon engineer had a little idea that turned into a billion-dollar business
Amazon's Infrastructure as a Service was a gamble that has paid off
Digital Government
The places where America's drones are striking, now on Instagram
The rural pockets of Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan have never felt so close and so far away
Modernization