Modernization
How the iPhone 5 could help re-elect Obama
Economists estimate the new phone, which Apple will release soon, could add between a quarter and a half of a percentage point to the country's GDP.
Modernization
The password fallacy: Why our security system is broken, and how to fix it
Our password system is broken, and it's about time we change it.
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How cloud technology can simplify BYOD
Cloud services can help agencies manage the security and logistical concerns that arise when employees bring their own tech devices to work, writes Jim Lucier.
Digital Government
White House seeks unified system to manage interns
New intern platform would replace three legacy systems and five websites.
Cybersecurity
App maker, not Apple or the FBI, was the source of user data leak
Turns out the FBI isn't doing some big brother tracking using Apple UDIDs which hacker group Anti-Sec released last week.
Modernization
Don't expect to use a gadget during takeoff and landing anytime soon
Industry experts say it does not make sense for airlines to change the rules now.
Digital Government
An FBI battle over phone passwords Is brewing
The federal government has made it clear that a lot of our phone data isn't really ours.
Modernization
Collaboration: The key to solving common management problems
A white paper details strategies to solve two common challenges for federal managers.
Modernization
FCC set to take up incentive auction, spectrum holding proposals
The FCC is aiming to finalize the order by mid-2013 and hold its first auctions in 2014.
Modernization
Obama, Romney in hashtag battle on Twitter
The Obama campaign has purchased its first Promoted Trend on Twitter and Romney's camp has countered.
Modernization
Do agencies know where they're going in the cloud?
New study reveals that federal agency respondents are moving to the cloud, but without detailed migration strategies.
Modernization
Is open government open enough?
Federal agencies have released mountains of data since 2009. Now the push is to encourage broader use of all that data -- and to create real value and impact.
Modernization
Defining the role of technology in fighting waste, fraud, abuse
Technology helps stem the tide of bad spending practices, but there are weaknesses and gaps in agencies' use of it, experts say.
Modernization
DNC’s Twitter victory wasn’t won on a level playing field
Dems are much more likely to use social media for politics, study shows.
Modernization
Apple statement makes AntiSec FBI hack look less likely
After the FBI denied that the hacker group AntiSec got yesterday's published Apple UDID data from them, Apple is also saying that they never gave any information up to the bureau.
Cybersecurity
What was the FBI doing with 12 million Apple IDs anyway?
On Tuesday, AntiSec released a list of 1 million out of 12 million Apple UDID's that it said it got from the FBI.
Cybersecurity
Security start-ups draw attention amid hacker attacks
The venture capital industry bites.
Modernization
Twitter: The 140-character news cycle dominates conventions
The Obama team has built an extensive digital infrastructure.
Modernization