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Boston Bombers Can't Elude City's Tech Infrastructure
Video surveillance played a key role in identifying the suspects in Monday's tragic Boston Marathon bombing, setting a precedent for increasing...
ATF's Gun Tracing System Is A Dud
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is using 1960s era technology to manage a 21st century problem. When will this get fixed?
Federal Gun Control Requires IT Overhaul
White House plan will work only if the IT systems and databases used for background checks and gun tracing get the improvements needed to support...
Future Cities: IT Priorities For Urban Transformation
City planners and their IT teams are setting big goals -- and facing big challenges -- in the development of tech-enabled "Future Cities," our...
5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda
From infrastructure to tech education, here's what I want to see on the to-do list for the next four years.
How The Feds Drive Cloud Innovation
NASA, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies are shifting toward more strategic and complex cloud applications, as they try to...
What Huawei, ZTE Must Do To Regain Trust
The U.S. is not the only country scrutinizing the security of Chinese-made telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE. Without major changes,...
FBI's Sentinel Project: 5 Lessons Learned
Agency used agile development and private sector know-how to finish its long-delayed digital case management system.
How Not To Plan A Data Center
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency built a bigger data center than it needed. Now the potential federal IT boondoggle is being turned...
10 Developments Show Government Cloud Maturing
Emerging trends such as FedRAMP, community clouds, and single-source contracts point to the start of phase two for cloud computing in federal...
10 Lessons From Leading Government CIOs
Under extreme budget pressure, federal IT leaders adopt shared services and build mobile app stores as they shift dollars where most needed.
Busting Through The Federal IT Budget Ceiling
Federal agencies in lean startup mode? It's one of the ideas being floated as government CIOs look for ways to deliver new technologies and...
Federal IT Savings, Or Old-Fashioned Spending Shuffle?
Fed CIO Steven VanRoekel is making fiscal headway, but we need to see those billions saved actually fall to the bottom line.
FBI's New Sentinel System: Exclusive Look
Our first look at the FBI's $451 million case management system reveals a user interface and features with the look and feel of a PC application.
5 Keys To U.S. National Mobility Strategy
Security, device support, and applications development are tough issues that agency CIOs must address as they hurry to put smartphones and tablets...
Federal Researchers Push Limits Of Cloud Computing
Energy Department's Magellan project, measuring the expansion of the universe, determines cloud computing can't beat its HPC systems on cost or...
How Defense IT Will Cope With Billions In Cuts
The Pentagon is betting that spending on technology can save money and help it meet huge cuts in the defense budget that have been ordered and...
How To Build A Government Cloud
As federal agencies race to meet OMB's 'cloud first' mandate, they must adapt the cloud model to the idiosyncrasies of government.
Kundra Had Vision, Next Federal CIO Needs Speed
The long-term plan for federal IT reform has only just begun to be implemented, so Kundra's successor will have to hit the ground running.
U.S. Intelligence Connects The Dots On Bin Laden
Intelligence agencies are leveraging new surveillance technologies and IT architectures to facilitate information sharing in their anti-terrorism...
Feds Seek IT Ideas From Private Sector
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has called a meeting with business CIOs to identify emerging tech trends, with a goal of helping federal agencies begin...
Budget Ax Threatens Key Federal IT Initiatives
Taking the Congressional hatchet to funds for cloud computing, data center consolidation, transparency, and IT oversight is risky business, and...
Tech Teams Vie For Federal Cloud Business
GSA has approved 20 companies, ranging from IT industry leaders to lesser-known specialists, to provide infrastructure as a service through its...
Air Force CIO Priorities: Networking At Mach 6
Lt. Gen. William Lord outlines an ambitious plan to bolster the Air Force's cybersecurity posture, drive IT efficiencies, deploy new tech tools,...
Amid Contract Scandal, A Shakeup And Lingering Questions
A suspension on systems integrator GTSI is lifted following an agreement to be monitored independently and the resignation of two top company...
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Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?
June 18, 2013The U.K.'s recently launched Information Economy Strategy could take off, but it will require a skilled workforce and a strong infrastructure.
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China Boasts World's Fastest Supercomputer
June 17, 2013While it doesn't hold the No. 1 spot, the U.S. still dominates the latest Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers.
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DARPA Develops Tiny Helpers To Spot Bioterror Attacks
June 13, 2013New class of powerful, small vacuum pumps could be used in national security applications for electronics and sensors that require a vacuum.
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Dell Latitude Tablets Go On DEA Stakeouts
June 12, 2013Drug Enforcement Agency testing tablets in its crime-fighting work.
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U.K. Auditors Slam BT Rural Broadband Project
June 11, 2013BT is taking advantage of taxpayers, charging a high premium for the £530 million project to bring high-speed networks to rural areas, claims...
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NSA Prism Relies Heavily On IT Contractors
June 11, 2013NSA whistleblower Snowden likely enjoyed access to Prism program details as a contracted NSA IT administrator. Systems administrators remain an...
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U.K. Ministry Of Justice Postpones Major IT Contract
June 10, 2013Whitehall unexpectedly puts £300m IT contract covering extensive user network on hold. Some speculators say it's because too few SMBs were in the...
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3 Lessons From 5 Years Of Federal Data Center Consolidation Delays
June 10, 2013Maybe you don't need to close down 40% of your facilities, like the federal government. But you can learn from Uncle Sam's missteps.
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Obama Touts Broadband Initiative For Schools
June 07, 2013ConnectED aims to bring high-speed Internet and devices to schools and libraries across the U.S.
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G-Cloud's Challenge: Few Understand It
June 06, 2013U.K. plan to encourage public sector to purchase cheaper IT via the cloud won't work unless government explains it better, says new research.
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