Modernization

Dual-mode: Two is better than one

Smart phones that switch between cellular and Wi-Fi could reduce telecom expenses.

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.

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Security gets image-conscious

Video-analysis software is getting better at spotting suspicious activity, but a developing market still warrants caution.

Modernization

Defeating the dumpster divers

The proliferation of storage media, from thumb drives and cell phones to giant disk arrays, makes secure disposal of decommissioned gear a much trickier task.

Modernization

Rainy-day lessons about resiliency

The Internal Revenue Service revamped its continuity-of-operations plans following a damaging flood that shut down its headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for more than five months.

Digital Government

Banking on privacy

States and the federal government take contrasting approaches to building large medical record repositories.

Modernization

Cures for the compulsive gadget grabber

Unflinching focus on value and program needs helps rein in temptation to buy the latest and greatest toys.

Modernization

Sorting SOA fact from fiction

7 truths about service-oriented architecture that savvy leaders can take to the bank.

People

Talk isn’t cheap

Maturing technologies address the high cost of radio interoperability for state and local first responders.

Modernization

New VOIP monitoring tools would make Ma Bell proud

Specialized products help agencies aim for carrier-grade quality levels.

Cybersecurity

Put some bite behind the bark

The most successful security policies are those that agencies can enforce.

Modernization

Terrorists brandish tech sword, too

Five years after the 2001 terrorist attacks, law enforcement and terrorist groups bring new levels of sophistication to the ongoing game of digital cat and mouse.

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Airborne data

Here’s how to sort through the options for broadband wireless services

Modernization

Stops along the IPv6 road

After drawing the map comes the hands-on work.

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Deadbolts for databases

Add-on tools offer the last line of defense for keeping hackers away from sensitive information

Modernization

Dial VOIP in case of emergency

Voice-over-IP technology finds a new fit with business continuity strategies.

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BPM aims to be a better team player

Success with business process management software lies in winning over weary users and linking to other office applications

People

Adding telework to agency survival kits

A distributed workforce can keep essential services running after devastating man-made or natural disasters

Digital Government

Power trip

Here is a step-by-step guide to buying the perfect high-end PC.