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
Regulatory headache? There’s an app for that
Health IT experts worry feds will slow growth of mobile medical applications.
Digital Government
No one knows how much energy older federal data centers use
Ineffective measurement is an obstacle to determining data center power consolidation savings.
Modernization
BlackBerry maker continues to struggle with lagging sales
Research in Motion is laying off thousands of employees.
Modernization
Data center goals depend on other programs’ success
Cutting federal servers will require consolidating apps and programs.
Modernization
Siri doesn't want to talk about Tiananmen Square
The bot will not give directions to famous site.
Modernization
Emerging tech will power future of government IT in lean times
Cloud and mobility are becoming increasingly important in helping government CIOs meet mission needs, GSA technology leader says.
Modernization
Pentagon’s blueprint for mobile devices lacks security details
Strategy offers little guidance for securing specific smartphones and tablets.
Modernization
DOD balances security, cost and ease in mobility plan
DOD's new mobile strategy intended to 'keep DOD workforce relevant' through a comprehensive approach to the technologies.
Digital Government
Tech Roundup: HHS has a new chief technology officer
Federal IT spending is projected to fall; FCC looks at mobile phone safety, and more.
Digital Government
White House unleashes ‘innovation mojo’ of broadband providers, developers
U.S. Ignite program will produce apps in medicine, clean energy and public safety.
Modernization
Policy would require agencies to scan for network threats every 72 hours and begin patching holes
Continuous monitoring program remains a work in progress, DHS official says.
Modernization