Digital Government
Nexus One: All that and a trackball
Google ups the ante in the smart phone frenzy with the Nexus One, a smart phone running the Android OS.
Digital Government
The ’00 7: The decade’s most important tech advances
We select seven technologies that changed the game during the unofficial decade of 2000-2009.
Digital Government
States and local agencies take to clouds, report finds
State and local governments will adopt cloud computing, virtualization, service-oriented architecture, open-source software and geospatial technologies at an accelerating rate over the next five years, according to a new Input report.
Digital Government
EU settlement will alter Microsoft's stance on interoperability
Microsoft provided more details about its settlement with the European Commission (EC), pledging to implement a threefold approach to interoperability.
Digital Government
Google phones may ring in the new year
Google is reportedly considering offering its own mobile phone based on the Android operating system as early as next year.
Digital Government
Droid does it better
The new Verizon Wireless Droid by Motorola is a phone that could really change the industry, and the way the federal government does its job.
Digital Government
Which browser is the riskiest? The answer may surprise you.
Survey assesses browser vulnerabilities, Web servers and other risk factors.
Digital Government
Open-source tools could make it easier to build a hybrid cloud
Government agencies interested in building out privately-run internal clouds have a growing number of open-source tools to work with.
Digital Government
Will Google's Android 2 be a smart-phone spoiler?
The release of the Motorola Droid by Verizon Wireless has many reviewers touting it as the biggest threat yet to the popular Apple iPhone. Many observers also believe that the once written-off Android could outsell devices based on the BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile and Palm Pre platforms.
Digital Government
Open source gets DOD’s long-awaited blessing
New guidance from Defense Department acting CIO David Wennergren says DOD should consider open-source software on equal footing with commercial offerings.
People
The 'browser mafia' must lead the IT revolution
Consensus on strategy is fleeting, but most recognize that IT is a catalyst for fundamental change, writes FCW columnist Chris Bronk.
Modernization
Federal CIO continues push for standards to enable interoperability
Creating interoperable systems across federal, state and local governments depends on establishing standards and building systems that adhere to those standards, Federal CIO Kundra says.
People
Imagine a world without Word
If Microsoft is barred from selling Word, agencies would find alternative products and workarounds, observers say.
People
DISA releases open-source administration app
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released its Open Source Corporate Management System with hopes that other agencies and industry may reuse and further develop the software suite.
Modernization
Federal future cloudy for Microsoft Word
Agencies are wondering how a court's ruling banning Microsoft from selling Word will affect their procurement plans.
Modernization
DISA asks industry for help with new priorities
DISA wants to deliver on-demand, enterprisewide technology services across the Defense Department.
Modernization
DISA OKs collaborative site for classified use
DISA's Forge.mil is designed for easy information sharing and cooperative software development and will operate on the Defense Department’s classified SIPRNet, the agency says.
Modernization
USPS takes open source route to upgrade mainframe app
Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system.
Cybersecurity