Digital Government
FCC Asks for Help Fixing Faulty Broadband Provider Data
The agency wants to correct and refine information on broadband coverage in different areas of the country.
Modernization
Apple Has Sold 1.2 Billion iPhones Since Launching the Device a Decade Ago
That’s nearly one iPhone for every person in China, or one in three people globally with internet access.
Cybersecurity
Millennials Pose Greatest IT Security Risk of Any Group, Survey Says
Millennials use unapproved apps, Generation X members ignore security policies and baby boomers get phished.
Digital Government
HHS Doles Out $100K To Help Consumers Share Their Own Health Data
Two projects won the Move Health Data Forward contest.
Ideas
The Tech Agencies Need to Supercharge Mobile Strategies and Citizen Engagement
Improving citizens' lives isn't just building a mobile app.
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