Digital Government
Inside the bureaucracy that crippled Microsoft
Recently obtained emails reveal the top-down company culture that stifled innovation.
Modernization
Amazon data center outage raises questions about federal cloud computing
Lawmakers plan to hold a hearing before the August recess.
Modernization
Backup systems ensured continuity of military networks during storm
Commercial networks didn’t fare as well.
Digital Government
This declaration of Internet freedom is vague
At fewer than 100 words, the declaration's length seems itself to be an attack on the anti-Internet contingent.
Digital Government
RIM is dying because it got the future of phones completely wrong
The company made a decision to stick with email-focused devices.
Modernization
Buyer beware: Mobile payments might not be protected
Financial regulations may not apply to consumers if data is compromised, officials say.
Modernization
DHS claims strides in cloud, enterprise initiatives
At DHS, progress is being made in cloud offerings and enterprise services, according to CIO Richard Spires.
Digital Government
Working the crowd: How USAID leveraged free labor to map a loan program’s effectiveness
Data project provided key insights.
Digital Government
Rockefeller says he doesn't trust industry to regulate itself on privacy
Senator says he will continue to pursue the issue in the next Congress.
Modernization
How students scoop the Feds on online privacy violations
Google was secretly planting cookies on a vast number of iPhone browsers and college students found out the program.
Modernization
IG finds unauthorized e-readers, thumb drives, GPS on Homeland Security networks
The department does not consistently encrypt sensitive data stored on mobile devices.
Modernization
EPA picks cloud services provider
Contract award will aid agency's quest to migrate IT to the cloud.
Modernization
GSA boosts FedRAMP accreditation as small-business advantage
Getting FedRAMP certified could help small businesses break into the federal cloud market, GSA says.
Modernization
Library of Congress seeks ideas on mobile contracting app
Agency is gathering information on how to bolster a purchasing, training and resource-sharing program.
Cybersecurity
DHS to give agencies free computer threat-detection packages
Continuous monitoring program would draw $200 million from Homeland Security’s 2013 budget.
Modernization
Solving virtualization's storage problem
Savings from server and desktop virtualization can disappear fast if storage isn't part of the plan
Modernization
Digital strategy group works on 'bring your own device' guidelines
Federal CIO also launches an innovation center to share digital best practices.
Digital Government
Agency-owned PCs could soon be relics of a bygone era
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker predicts employees will have to buy their own computers for work in the near future.
Digital Government