Modernization
170,000 military dating-site users exposed, hackers say
An affiliate of the LulzSec hacker group is claiming it obtained and published personally-identifiable information for 170,000 military personnel.
Modernization
USCIS launches first online form
US Citizenship and Immigration Services claimed an important milestone in their transformation initiative to a digital agency with the debut of the agency's first online form.
Modernization
Air Force casts net for handheld touchscreen-controlled devices
Move highlights growing appetite for tablets on the battlefield.
Modernization
GPO teams with Barnes & Noble to deliver e-books
Government books come to Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader.
Modernization
Shared services poised to reshape the federal market
Industry should brace for impact as the government adopts more shared services, CIO warns.
Cybersecurity
Phone hacking problems? Defense, intel agencies have an app for that
A download is letting soldiers and secret agents abroad make calls on popular smartphones and skirt eavesdropping adversaries.
Digital Government
USASpending moves to big data cloud
Host combines cloud efficiencies and big data analysis.
Modernization
Twitter signs on to privacy policy
FTC and Markey praise the social media network for the move.
Modernization
Tougher sledding ahead for data-center consolidation
Now that they’ve closed many of their smaller data centers, agencies are moving on to bigger operations and challenges.
Modernization
Building a mobile strategy
New administration plans for mobile computing and digital strategy depend on getting the data right.
Digital Government
Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
Growing appetite of mobile devices could force feds onto new bandwidths.
Modernization
3 steps for federal CIOs toward greater IT success
Inspired by the 25-point plan, a new white paper provides additional guidance to federal CIOs on how to make sense of the "firsts" policy.
Modernization
GSA unveils list of FedRAMP third-party assessment organizations
The certified 3PAOS will evaluate contractors that provide cloud services and products to the federal government.
Modernization
Think before you tweet
Report urges agencies to develop social media strategies and policies for engaging with followers.
Modernization
NTIA seeks comments on national public safety network
The plan is to solicit comments about the national, interoperable wireless broadband network for law enforcement and first responders.
Digital Government
Analyst: A Romney win could be bad news for Google
Paul Gallant suggests that a win by Mitt Romney could could mean less a favorable outcome for Google in the FTC probe.
Emerging Tech
Customs and Border Protection wants to e-cycle sensitive electronics
Homeland Security is undergoing a departmentwide communications upgrade that could send loads of security devices to the shredder.
Digital Government
Hey kids, about those embarrassing Facebook photos…
The FTC wants to give young people an option for erasing personal information online.
Modernization