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.
Modernization
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.
Modernization
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.
Modernization
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
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