Digital Government
Apple iPhone becomes lightning rod for public's privacy fears
The discovery of a location-tracking feature that can't be turned off sparked consumer fears and a clumsy response from Apple.
People
AT&T offers telework solutions for federal agencies
AT&T is offering technologies for federal teleworkers.
People
Is the digital leash a blessing or a curse?
Without a doubt, smart phones have dramatically changed the workplace. But has it been for the better?
Digital Government
Clinton starts global maternal health program via mobile devices
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new program to deliver health care information to mothers and pregnant women around the world via cell phones.
People
House panel probes White House staff's storing of mobile device messages
A senior White House official testified on systems in place for automatically capturing all e-mail messages at the office, but a lawmaker suggested some staffers may be bypassing that system by using personal mobile devices.
Modernization
Application for iPhone keeps tabs on stimulus spending
New mobile application keeps tabs on economic stimulus law projects reinvestment projects.
Digital Government
The Royal Wedding: Good reasons to ignore it
Streaming video will encircle, nay, strangle the globe, and the Prattle Royale will continue all day. It might not be as pretty as you think.
Digital Government
Franken sets hearing on iPhone tracking
In the thick of privacy questions resulting from the discovery that Apple monitors consumers' GPS locations in an unprotected way, Sen. Al Franken announces a hearing on the subject.
People
Buzz Factor: FCW's most-read stories
With the fiscal 2011 budget settled, the 2012 budget now takes center stage.
Modernization
5 elements of a mobile enterprise masterpiece
These emerging technologies will make mobile wireless the dominant personal computing platform of the future.
Digital Government
Take a sneak peek at the mobile enterprise of the future
These devices and add-ons provide a preview of how mobile computing will operate when it becomes an everyday workplace tool.
People
Are smart phones bad for collaboration?
We might be entering a new Tower of Babel age in which the proliferation of devices and standards makes it harder, not easier, to collaborate, writes consultant Dennis McDonald.
Modernization
New CIO handbook provides a resource for IT transitions
A new website provides problem-solving resources for federal CIOs.
People
Gov 2.0 on the go: Agencies hit it big with mobile apps
Here are four examples of agencies tailoring public information and services to mobile users.
Modernization
AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile: Good or bad for federal IT?
AT&T's plan to buy T-Mobile might be a boon to agencies' mobile aspirations.
Cybersecurity
The best of the federal blogosphere
The face of distracted driving; Women in mathematics; Winner: MyTSA app; Wind powers Wisconsin county.
Digital Government
D.C.'s 'worst' cell phone ranking smells like hot air
A J.D. Power survey ranked the Washington-Baltimore region last among 27 metro areas in cell phone service. But what did the survey really measure?
Modernization
Lawmakers need 'somebody to educate us' on wireless technologies, senator says
Senator Michael Jungbauer (R-Minn.) says that states need "somebody to educate us" on wireless innovation to help make policy and infrastructure decisions.
Modernization
The shadow teleworkers: How informal arrangements threaten security
Studies show the number of federal employees unofficially working remotely is outpacing the official estimates.
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