Modernization
7 challenges to 'cloud first'
Agencies are well on their way to the cloud but better planning is needed to fully realize the cloud-first policy.
Modernization
Will the digital strategy change management patterns?
To achieve the plan's goals, federal managers will need to give up some control over employees and information.
Modernization
Agencies aren’t providing enough details about future cloud moves, GAO says
But they generally are meeting goals for the shift to Web-based computing.
Modernization
State's cloud doesn't measure up to NIST standards, IG finds
Audit finds weaknesses that keep the State Department's cloud-computing efforts from meeting NIST's guidelines.
Modernization
RIM is doing everything backwards
The struggling company made a few missteps at its annual shareholders meeting.
Modernization
Army plans key radio system that operates in frequency band slated for auction
The service says it can use nearby frequencies.
Modernization
How many people phone companies hire to give away your information
Companies like Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint hire hundreds of employees to answer requests for user information.
Modernization
Police surveillance of cell phones is skyrocketing
Requests for information require a search warrant unless they are for emergencies.
Modernization
Treasury might change cloud hosts
Department’s contract with Amazon expires this year.
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