Cybersecurity
Pentagon ponders going mobile with CAC
Any solution in this "very complicated field" will have to reach beyond the Defense Department.
Digital Government
At Pentagon, it's more mobile with less money
Tighter budgets are forcing leaders to find creative ways to upgrade their technology.
Cybersecurity
Cyber crooks target digital signatures
Report finds a new family of mobile phone malware allows electronic attackers to bypass the digital signature apps that are key to "identity ecosystems."
Cybersecurity
DHS debuts virtual training, improved app for first responders
New tools encourage collaboration and cost-effective training.
People
Who's getting it right?
The Defense Department's mobile technology pilot programs provide a fast track for the use of smartphones and tablet PCs at the Pentagon and in the field.
Digital Government
FCC crowdsources mobile broadband testing
New app allows any Android user to help measure network performance and download speeds.
People
Federal agencies still lagging on telework programs
Three years after the Telework Enhancement Act, agencies still struggle to allow remote work, survey shows.
Digital Government
Feds look to share spectrum for commercial broadband
Although a detailed, public-facing database of government spectrum use is not in the offing, the government is working to free up more bandwidth for commercial providers.
Digital Government
A public/private partnership that is saving lives
Steve Kelman explains why a Swedish emergency response system is a model for future cooperation.
Modernization
Army's technology test-bed event facing changes
NIE start date delayed, as Army officials mull changes in focus and frequency going forward.
Cybersecurity
Biometrics go mobile
The iPhone's fingerprint scanner could usher in a new era of authentication for mobile devices, but agencies are a long way from abandoning pass codes.
People
Your essential catch-up of the week's news
In a week dominated by shutdown stories, a few other gems came as well.
Digital Government
3 great agency apps
Apps track agency status, help treat PTSD and allows you to improve the science of weather forecasting.
People
Technology lends a twist to shutdown scenario
In the digital age, just what constitutes voluntary work?
People
Why the federal government must plan now for mobility
Slow adoption of mobile can create the very risks that agencies have gone slow to avoid, Nolan Jones argues.
Cybersecurity
DHS agencies can't wait for BPA
With a bid protest delaying department-wide strategic sourcing contract, two components move to strike their own deals.
Digital Government
Feds take a bite of Apple -- but how much?
Determining the federal market for Apple's iPhone turns out to be pretty hard to do.
People
Agency IT should focus on apps, not devices
The bring-your-own-app craze can actually make life easier for federal IT professionals who are struggling to contain BYOD.
Digital Government
The mobile warfighter: Preparing for deployment
With a comprehensive enterprise mobility management strategy, defense organizations stand to achieve a new level of readiness.
People
Calculator takes the guesswork out of telework
How much would telework save your agency? A new tool helps estimate payback.
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