People
Army CIO thinks strategically about integrated networking
A new plan details service actions between 2008 to 2015 with a heavy focus on large programs.
Digital Government
Tech that tracks your moves
Maturing wireless options spawn a host of useful location-aware applications
People
Air Force to expand radio over IP
CIO Lt. Gen. Peterson called improving tactical communications one of his highest priorities.
Modernization
Broadband operators reject ding-a-ling answers
Scottsburg, Ind., officials got tired of waiting for broadband service to come, so they created their own
People
Tickets to travel
How border states, with the blessing of the Homeland SecurityDepartment, are setting their own card standards for identifying travelers at border crossings
People
Air Force 'shocked' by Chinese actions in space
Secretary Michael Wynne says the service must defense U.S. space assets.
Modernization
Alliance: DHS will miss Pass card deadline
The Smart Card Alliance says the department cannot finish testing ID cards with RFID tags in time for them to be an alternative to passports by next summer.
Modernization
Wilsker: Work by any other name
Increasingly, organizations think of telework as part of their strategy for letting employees be mobile.
People
Feds promise states $1 billion
Money could start to flow to localities for interoperable communications.
Modernization
FCC helps Google's open-access bid
The commission ruled that consumers will be able to use whatever phone and software they want on networks that use a portion of the spectrum to be auctioned.
Cybersecurity
DOD mandates data encryption for mobile devices
According to a policy signed July 3 by CIO John Grimes, all unclassified data not approved for public release must be encrypted.
Modernization
Will WiMax save the day?
In theory, WiMax can blanket a city with affordable and fast wireless data service, but how often that will happen remains to be seen.
People
DHS, DOD solving first responder ID card interoperability problem
The Summer Breeze exercise in Washington metropolitan area runs multiple scenarios for emergency services personnel.
Digital Government
Utah, Wisconsin tops in mobility investment
The study, conducted by CDW Government, covers such mobility categories as notebook PCs, nonwireless handheld devices and wireless communications devices.
Modernization
Dual-mode: Two is better than one
Smart phones that switch between cellular and Wi-Fi could reduce telecom expenses.
Modernization
Tiny robots could help urban ops
DARPA wants industry input on a program to develop autonomous ground robots that can act as mobile radio relay nodes.
Modernization
It's a wireless world
Like it or not, smart phones and handheld messaging devices are all over government. Here’s how to make sure this invasion of mobile devices doesn’t drain your organization’s budget or threaten its security.
Modernization
Mobile security requires an action plan
Security is one of the biggest management challenges that agencies face with mobile wireless devices.
Modernization
GSA offers contracts not available on Networx
The agency is seeking bids on six wireless telecom contracts worth about $93 million.
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