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

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.

Modernization

GSA goes big with big data

USASpending.gov provides data sets and tools.

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.

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.

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

DOD discovers IT consolidation best practices

DOD's IT Enterprise Strategy and Roadmap is designed to streamline defense IT, but insiders wonder if major budget cuts could derail it.