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Push for Wi-Fi in National Parks Could Prove to Be an Infrastructure Challenge

There are numerous environmental, IT and network infrastructure hurdles to expanding wireless access in the parks.

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Interior Department Eyes SD-WAN Service

Agencies see the benefits of software-defined wide area networks, but need to wait until the technology appears on large networking contracts.

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Cisco: Government Upgrades Cybersecurity Protections Less Frequently Than Industry

Government agencies tend to upgrade security infrastructure less frequently than the financial services and pharmaceutical sectors, Cisco report says.

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FCC Says U.S. Is Moving the Broadband Needle, But Not Enough

New draft FCC report reveals that access to broadband continues to expand, but still lags in rural areas.

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DHS to Bring Facial Recognition Technology to Airports Nationwide

The program has started at New York’s JFK and will soon come to Washington’s Dulles.

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FedRAMP Plans to Speed Up Authorization Process for Federal Cloud Services

The program, led by the General Services Administration, also aims to be more transparent.

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2017 Budget Boosts IT Spending to $89.9 Billion, Expands U.S. Digital Service

Federal CIO Tony Scott says U.S. government now spends 8.2 percent of its IT budget on provisioned services such as cloud.

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U.S. digital registry uses MAX data-entry technology to authenticate users

Federal agencies need the new repository for third-party accounts to be secure, for both internal and external users.