Modernization

Saudis follow UAE's BlackBerry ban

Saudi Arabia will halt BlackBerry smartphone service in the kingdom, effective August 5.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Modernization

Emirates to block most BlackBerry services

Move by UAE to suspend BlackBerry services will affect local users and international travelers passing through the nation's airport.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

NASA could get funds for solar-storm warning system

Congress is considering legislation that would provide funding for NASA to better predict solar storms, which can interfere with electronic communications on Earth.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

Earthquakes are something to tweet about

Tweets are far from being scientific information, but the U.S. Geological Survey is finding Twitter helpful in monitoring earthquakes in real time.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

DARPA crowdsourcing chief joins Microsoft

Peter Lee, head of DARPA's Transformational Convergence Technology Office, is stepping down to join Microsoft.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

Microsoft pushes new directions at Partner Conference

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, discussed the company's major cloud computing efforts at the opening of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

Skype tries to break Congress' ban

Skype is trying to speed work in Congress on ending a ban on peer-to-peer networking.

  • By Henry Kenyon
People

Telework: Report tells tale of operational benefits, management resistance

The government is not expanding or promoting flexible work arrangements across the federal sphere, despite the benefit of government being able to operate in the event of a disruption to a physical facility, according to a new report.

  • By Henry Kenyon
People

Access granted: DOD makes OpenGov site more accessible

Feedback prompts department to make a Web site more accessible and detailed.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise

The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

Challenges from all sides beset CISOs

Federal chief information security officers must balance a bewildering array of competing needs.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

GSA plans e-mail system revamp

GSA plans to revamp its enterprise e-mail system, and the RFP details some major changes in the works.

  • By Henry Kenyon
Digital Government

Are Google Apps and Microsoft heading for a showdown?

Google Apps is poised to challenge Microsoft's share of the federal IT market.

  • By Henry Kenyon
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