Modernization
USAID, Citi partner on mobile money
Agency, bank seek to offer mobile financial services to “unbanked” mobile phone users.
Modernization
Border patrol drone program plagued with problems
Customs and Border Protection's drone surveillance program lacks a consistent budget and isn't well planned, audit finds.
Modernization
Labor looks for hosted financial system
The Department of Labor wants somebody else to run its core financial management system.
Modernization
NASA reveals IT reform progress
A year after releasing a strategic IT management plan, NASA's CIO touts progress.
Modernization
State considers $16.5 million contract for Amazon Kindles
Department officials said other e-readers were unsuitable.
Modernization
Microsoft, CSC nab $91 million FAA cloud contract
The announcement comes the day before a governmentwide deadline to outsource at least three IT systems to the Web.
Modernization
VanRoekel: IT reform 'a shock to the system'
Less than two years in the making, the plan to transform federal IT management has seen some significant milestones.
Modernization
Typewriter Man: Ralph Nader on the failure of high-tech consumer protests
The low-tech versions of yore packed more punch.
Digital Government
Presidential advisory panel to endorse technology that frees radio spectrum
A report will be issued this month.
Emerging Tech
Justice Department program will make smartcards smarter
The $62 million credentialing initiative will enable biometric cards to open buildings, databases and software applications.
Emerging Tech
Now that Google has camera planes, Street View cars are so passé
Google will release new maps for specific unnamed cities
Modernization
Defense-VA integrated electronic health record could use commercial cloud
Blueprint emphasizes controlled clinical access to medical records, but also says iEHR will use public clouds for data storage.
Modernization
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Modernization
Defense to industry: How do we manage mobile devices on military networks?
Move could speed up rollout of BYOD schemes.
Modernization
Can science and technology defeat Colombian drug cartels?
U.S. Southern Command is looking to DOD's science and technology communities to help in counter-narcotics operations in the jungles of South America.
Modernization
GSA takes closer look at IT portfolio
Following the release of the Digital Government Strategy, GSA CIO Casey Coleman says her agency will looks to review its IT portfolio as part of the federal IT reform.
Modernization
Video: Stephen Buckner, director of the Census Bureau's Center for New Media and Promotions
Stephen Buckner, director of the United States Census Bureau’s Center for New Media and Promotions, tells Nextgov how the his agency is using mobile, where the next generation of demographic apps will come from and what the 2020 census might look like.
Modernization
5 steps to a successful cloud-centered future
Software association provides a suggested roadmap for agencies to move to a cloud-based environment.
Modernization
Cloud security accreditation program takes flight
On June 6, vendors may apply for certification under FedRAMP.
Modernization