Digital Government

Cell-All smarter phone is DHS' version of the Tricorder

DHS is looking to the telecommunications side of mobile phones to help it develop the "Cell-All" smartphone that features a sensor capable of detecting deadly chemicals.

Digital Government

Cybersecurity roundup: Training, stalling, deterring, outlook

Blogger Brian Robinson provides a quick tour of the latest developments in cybersecurity, including the idea of incorporating cyberware into basic training.

Modernization

What you need to know about storage in the cloud

Because new data centers might not be an option to accommodate future government data growth, cloud storage services might provide an answer.

Digital Government

Cybergeddon: Information security as a global concern

An upcoming international summit brings together cybersecurity experts from the around the world, including Howard Schmidt, to discuss ways to protect the world’s digital infrastructure.

Digital Government

Feds prepare RAMP for cloud

A new program could make it easier for agencies to get authorization to move to their IT operations to the cloud.

Digital Government

The Army's smart turn to battlefield apps

Smart phone technology is taking over the rest of the world, it seems, so why should the U.S. military be immune? The Army, at least, seems to be willing to see how far it can go, even on the front lines.

Digital Government

White House wants students' brainy broadband ideas

It's fine to solicit ideas from the crowd, but when you want something that’s really focused on solutions, you need to go directly to the brainy bunch.

Digital Government

Cyber war, drug war -- what's the difference?

The war on drugs isn't going well, so why should we expect a war on cyber crime to be any more effective, Brian Robinson wonders.

Digital Government

NIST to map road to digital record preservation

NIST is hosting the first of an important series of meetings next week as a first step toward developing a national road map to digital record preservation.

Digital Government

Britain plans to take Gov 2.0 to the next level

Under a new proposal, every British citizen would get a personal Web site through which they learn what local services are available to them and do business with government.

People

Federal 100: Peter Gillis

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