Modernization
Census bureau to track assets with RFID in pilot program
The Census Bureau has put out a call to vendors to provide information on RFID systems that could track thousands of assets.
Modernization
Air Force considers dumping PCs for 1.2 million thin clients
The Air Force could send personal computers to the junkyard by 2014, depending on the results of a study to replace them with thin clients -- 1 million on unclassified networks and 220,000 on classified networks.
Modernization
Cloud computing's success hinges on rapid certification
The FedRAMP accreditation program aims to quickly approve security controls of Web-based services.
Modernization
Tips to keep Google from tracking you
With Google's sweeping changes in privacy now in effect, technology experts are offering tips on how to protect your personal information.
Modernization
PowerPoint and a new generation of visual learners
Steve Kelman learns a few things about the power of images.
Modernization
Tips for federal agencies to get the most out of StumbleUpon
A StumbleUpon executives explains how federal agencies can leverage the StumbleUpon platform to drive traffic to federal websites.
Modernization
Survey: Cost savings key driver for government cloud adoption
Although the public sector is lagging behind the private industry in cloud adoption, new research shows that almost half of governments globally are planning a cloud migration.
Modernization
Cloud computing may disrupt your workplace -- in a good way
By moving to more Web-based computing, managers are reinventing the way many federal agencies operate.
Cybersecurity
Tight budgets bring people issues to the forefront for CISOs
Information security chiefs are getting creative about attracting and retaining skilled employees without spending a fortune.
Modernization
Major update to governmentwide cyber manual takes on WikiLeaks
NIST's compendium of data security standards tackles supply chain risks, cloud privacy and smartphone wiping.
Modernization
Army lays out future IT planning
Under a new strategic framework, the Army IT Agency consolidating more Pentagon IT -- and pursuing leading-edge technologies for the future.
Modernization
GSA using StumbleUpon to bring visitors to federal websites
The General Services Administration recently established a USA.gov channel on the StumbleUpon Web service network with the goal of generating more traffic to federal websites.
Modernization
VanRoekel lists priorities for 2012
The federal CIO sounded a familiar refrain at an AFCEA breakfast.
Modernization
Gerry Connolly: Don't cut technology investments
Federal spending on technology research should continue despite the economy, congressman urges.
Modernization
Agencies must set rules around cloud vendors' access to data, report says
The federal government is behind many states and businesses in its adoption of cloud computing, but it is on track to be one of the largest purchasers of cloud storage and could have an outsized effect on what commerce looks like in the still developing industry.
Digital Government