Checked out the latest report by MeriTalk yet? The “Big Five in Overdrive: Are State and Local Networks Ready?”, underwritten by Brocade, examines how the implementation of the Big Five – data center consolidation, mobility, security, big data, and cloud computing – will affect state and local government IT. […]

As promised, on February 12, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released their “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.” […]

Regardless of your agency’s mission, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software puts the consistent systems in place that keep your data secure and your agency in compliance with Federal mandates. […]

Federal agencies are always looking for ways to serve their constituents and users more efficiently. Given the vast amounts of data agencies collect, integrating applications and data from numerous sources while also improving operational efficiency and increasing information consistency is critical. […]

Despite widespread concern, a question mark remains over the current state of federal cybersecurity. […]

Feds need help stopping cyber attacks. Ethical hackers look for weaknesses in networks. Can they work together to improve cyber security? […]

We love our phones. Mobility and telework policies continue to grow, but so do mobile threats. […]

Agencies don’t have the time, money, or manpower to sift through every single tax return, Medicare claim, or unemployment payment that goes out the door, but that doesn’t mean fraudsters can’t be stopped cold. […]

As government agencies tighten their budgets, virtualization is more heavily relied upon to increase their capabilities without increasing their expenditures. VMware continues to raise the bar with their innovative solutions to help IT staff do more with less. […]

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act, passed this month, brings cybersecurity into the 21st century and changes the rules of the road for Federal employees in IT. […]

Congress finally passed the Cyber Security Protection Act this month, amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to modernize cybersecurity measures for the 21st century. […]

Everyone makes predictions this time of year. Now it’s your turn. […]

Shortly after the White House set up the new U.S. Digital Service last summer, bringing in Google’s Mikey Dickerson to lead the effort to “build the federal government’s capacity to deliver world-class services to the American people,” the group posted its first product, the Digital Services Playbook. […]

Consumers provided more evidence last week that they can’t get enough apps for amusement or to improve productivity. […]

Here’s our take on the Consumer Electronics Show in five words: gadgets, gizmos, geeks, gear, and glitter. […]

You probably already know plenty about the latest in consumer high-tech gadgetry from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. But you might not be as familiar about what happened at the 10th annual CES Government, which preceded the main event. […]

The Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) issued long awaited guidance last week, reducing the number of classification levels for Cloud data from four to six. […]

An Arizona company called Local Motors plans to open a 45,000 square-foot 3-D car printing location at the National Harbor in Maryland, reports the Washington Post’s Jonathan O’Connell and Arelis R. Hernández. Local Motors hopes their new plant will lure inventors, engineers, and consumers in hopes of designing a personalized vehicle. […]

When the New England Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX this weekend, the technology packed into the University of Phoenix Stadium will be almost as cool as the game itself. […]

Feds need raises. Feds don’t need bonuses. And are there too many Feds overall? Congress is awash in bills to change federal employee pay and benefits, one way or the other. […]

They think government is inefficient and wasteful. They’re socially liberal and fiscally conservative. They’re stereotyped as lazy and entitled. Born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, they’re the infamous Generation Y…or, Millennials. […]

The White House opened its wallet, according to the president’s 2016 federal budget proposal, and IT is the beneficiary. […]

Average IT spending growth has been down 1.5 percent since 2010, and Obama’s request is coming in high in hopes of ensuring he gets at least as much in 2016. Look for Congress to appropriate less than the president’s request, but more than the ceiling allowed by the four-year-old budget law. […]

President Obama’s choice for the next Federal Chief Information Officer is a law school graduate and career IT executive without government experience. […]

The White House is establishing a new office to fight cyberattacks with the mission to “connect the dots” by infusing intelligence from government agencies and the private sector. […]

The best defense is a good offense, according to the Defense Department. No, seriously. At last week’s Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group Hillversation, some of the country’s most important IT leaders – tasked with oversight and protection of our nation’s military – spoke on how cloud adoption is affecting our nation’s defense. […]

DJ Patil is not a turntable icon, spinning electronic dance music. He is the master of another medium – data. And last week he was named the nation’s first Chief Data Scientist. […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the White House proposed guidelines last week on unmanned aircrafts, finally responding to industry pressure to ease restrictions on remotely piloted aircraft. […]

Just one year ago, President Obama gave us an important new cybersecurity solution. […]

Here in America, we like to think of ourselves as leaders. Winners. The best at everything we tackle. Now we have another trophy for the mantle. We’re No. 1 in cyber risk. […]