When should you virtualize your agency's desktops?
Desktop virtualization is intended as a server-centric computing model where all client data and desktop configuration information are stored on a server.
Want a paperless office? Let people work remotely.
The push toward mobile technologies and teleworking won't eliminate office printing, but it could help reduce it at last.
Two standards groups team up to simplify cloud management
The Open Data Center Alliance and the Distributed Management Task Force have joined forces to accelerate the development of industry standards for managing cloud computing infrastructures
The paperless agency: Still just a dream in 2011?
Agencies are getting some help in kicking their expensive and wasteful paper-printing habits.
DISA approves first Android device for DOD use
Agency approves the Streak 5 mini-tablet for use by Defense Department personnel, opening the way for other Android platforms in government.
Secure modems help city remotely manage 911 system
The Fairfax, Va.'s police department's 4G LTE modems allowed dispatchers to remotely run the city's 911 system without shutting it down during an upgrade.
Fear the slasher: Surviving the IT budget horror show
The agency budget has become the most terrifying thing in the federal world. Here are a few steps you can take (note: don't back into a dark room) to survive the blades, teeth and tentacles of the slashers.
Navy enables on-base WiFi access for Reserve personnel
With CAC readers already available to Navy Reserve personnel, providing WiFi access to the NMCI on base is a logical and cost-effective solution for accommodating online demand.
Systemic tensions: 3 IT project zombies that just won't die
Three recurring conflicts born of well-meaning but often diametrically opposed IT forces keep haunting IT systems development.
10 tricks of the social media trade
As agencies step up their social media presence, they should consider these lessons from fellow feds who have gone before them.
Thailand floods will create hard-drive shortage
Monsoon floods have shut down factories in the country, the second-largest maker of hard disk drives.
'Occupy Beijing'? Not so fast, says Chinese government
The Occupy Wall Street movement will likely have a hard time spreading to China since the Chinese government has banned Web search terms that could be tied to the demonstrations.
Tricare's high-tech button
The Blue Button was added in a major update to Tricare Online, the Defense Department's online gateway to military health care services, and now offers myriad benefits from accessing medications to scheduling doctor visits.
With an IT overhaul, State beefed up the first line of border defense
Revamping its consular affairs systems gave the State Department the IT prowess to manage a surge of 2 million visa and passport requests a month.
Stop me before I text and drive again!
Practically everyone agrees with laws against texting while driving, but many of them do it anyway, a new AAA survey finds.
GCN Award winners emphasize teamwork and the next generation
As a black-tie crowd of government and industry IT luminaries gathered at the GCN Awards Gala, common themes were teamwork, public service and the important contributions of the younger generation.
How do you test for peak tax filing performance?
In testing e-File, the IRS' biggest challenge was to create a test comparable to peak tax season performance.
E-file system makes life less taxing for IRS -- and citizens
The IRS' Modernized e-File system consolidates business e-returns and individual electronic filings from tax preparation services into a single system, saving an estimated $128.1 million in processing as well as an additional $35.7 million in paper storage costs.
MyMedicare.gov pays off with savings, preventative care
In building MyMedicare.gov, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services addressed an increasingly tech-savvy population and a mandate to cut costs.
General Dynamics IT on a roll with market change
Following a series of big wins, General Dynamics IT President Dan Johnson says government's constantly evolving IT priorities offer myriad challenges and opportunities for the company.
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