Digital Government

FCC Asks for Help Fixing Faulty Broadband Provider Data

The agency wants to correct and refine information on broadband coverage in different areas of the country.

Modernization

Apple Has Sold 1.2 Billion iPhones Since Launching the Device a Decade Ago

That’s nearly one iPhone for every person in China, or one in three people globally with internet access.

Cybersecurity

Millennials Pose Greatest IT Security Risk of Any Group, Survey Says

Millennials use unapproved apps, Generation X members ignore security policies and baby boomers get phished.

Digital Government

Air Traffic Control Can Text Flight Crews. FAA Says It's Safer Than Radio, But Is It Secure?

A watchdog wants to ensure outsiders can’t interfere with flight safety communications.

Cybersecurity

Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?

If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.

Ideas

When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?

Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.

Digital Government

The Risks of Sending Secret Messages in the White House

Communication apps with disappearing text could run afoul of presidential records laws—and might not be as secure as they seem.

Digital Government

Trump's Smartphone Habits Worried Lawmakers Before Mar-a-Lago

Lawmakers already had questions about the administration's security practices.

Modernization

How Feds Can Use Encrypted Apps—Without Breaking the Law

The use of encryption technologies to communicate with peers is undoubtedly safer than using traditional communications, but there are caveats for federal employees.

Ideas

Public Sector IT Trends for 2017

Not surprising, 2016 was a big year for cybersecurity at the state and federal level.

Modernization

Government Spies Can See Everything You’re Doing With Your Phone on a Plane

If you like your privacy, don’t fly the friendly skies with your phone connected to in-flight networks.

Modernization

Mobile Innovation Will Help 2 Billion More People Get Access to Health Care and Education

For low-income consumers in emerging markets, the full potential of mobile financial services is yet to be unlocked, a new report suggests.

Modernization

If Your iPhone 6S Keeps Shutting Off Unexpectedly, You Might Want to Get to an Apple Store

There's something wrong, but the bug is not a safety issue.

Cybersecurity

Government’s Auditor Passes Own IT Audit

The Government Accountability Office is properly wiping its defunct electronics of sensitive data, an inspector general review finds.

Digital Government

Incessant Consumer Surveillance Is Leaking Into Physical Stores

Retail is on its way to a future of personalized everything—even prices.

Modernization

Apple Should Be Worried—the Future of Tech is in Software, Not Hardware

Could it be that Apple is no longer the company to beat?

Modernization

OMB Policy Revamps Mobile Device Buying

The goal is to slash fragmentation and duplication of 1,200-plus mobile agreements and 200-plus service plans managed by the federal government.