Digital Government
Air Traffic Control Can Text Flight Crews. FAA Says It's Safer Than Radio, But Is It Secure?
A watchdog wants to ensure outsiders can’t interfere with flight safety communications.
Cybersecurity
Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?
If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.
Ideas
When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?
Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.
Digital Government
The Risks of Sending Secret Messages in the White House
Communication apps with disappearing text could run afoul of presidential records laws—and might not be as secure as they seem.
Digital Government
Trump's Smartphone Habits Worried Lawmakers Before Mar-a-Lago
Lawmakers already had questions about the administration's security practices.
Modernization
How Feds Can Use Encrypted Apps—Without Breaking the Law
The use of encryption technologies to communicate with peers is undoubtedly safer than using traditional communications, but there are caveats for federal employees.
Ideas
Public Sector IT Trends for 2017
Not surprising, 2016 was a big year for cybersecurity at the state and federal level.
Modernization
Government Spies Can See Everything You’re Doing With Your Phone on a Plane
If you like your privacy, don’t fly the friendly skies with your phone connected to in-flight networks.
Modernization
Mobile Innovation Will Help 2 Billion More People Get Access to Health Care and Education
For low-income consumers in emerging markets, the full potential of mobile financial services is yet to be unlocked, a new report suggests.
Modernization
If Your iPhone 6S Keeps Shutting Off Unexpectedly, You Might Want to Get to an Apple Store
There's something wrong, but the bug is not a safety issue.
Cybersecurity
Government’s Auditor Passes Own IT Audit
The Government Accountability Office is properly wiping its defunct electronics of sensitive data, an inspector general review finds.
Digital Government
Incessant Consumer Surveillance Is Leaking Into Physical Stores
Retail is on its way to a future of personalized everything—even prices.
Modernization
Apple Should Be Worried—the Future of Tech is in Software, Not Hardware
Could it be that Apple is no longer the company to beat?
Modernization
Video: The Mobile Web to Become Less Annoying Thanks to Google
Better browsing is coming soon.
Modernization
OMB Policy Revamps Mobile Device Buying
The goal is to slash fragmentation and duplication of 1,200-plus mobile agreements and 200-plus service plans managed by the federal government.
Ideas
6 Things the Public Sector Can Learn from Banking
To date, the public sector has not realized the same success in embracing many of the same digital solutions in which banks have become immersed. So why has the public sector been challenged in this progressive direction?
Ideas
What Federal Government Can Learn from States in Going Digital
To speed delivery of citizen- and business-centric digital solutions, federal agencies can adopt best practices from states where online transaction-based services have been used successfully for more than two decades.
Modernization
Is There an App for That?
User-centered design is a key success factor for implementation of mobile and digital technologies in government
Modernization
CIO: FEMA To Pare Down Staff Devices
FEMA is also trying to ensure that staff can use the same devices both during emergencies and during quiet periods in between.
Modernization
Survey: More People Want to Access Government Services on Their Smartphones
A new survey finds the majority of millennials want to access government services on their phones.
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