Iridium GO! creates Wi-Fi hot spot for smartphones almost anywhere
Iridium GO! is a pocket-sized receiver/transmitter that can also serve as a hot spot, allowing up to five users within a 100-foot radius to make phone calls, send text messages and connect to the Internet.
Get out of jail or do more time? Risk tools help judges decide.
Former New Jersey attorney general leads an effort to develop risk-assessment tool to help judges make data-driven sentencing decisions.
The next security perimeter? You're wearing it.
While agencies still struggle with BYOD security, wearable devices are poised to enter the government workplace, bringing a new set of concerns.
Report: Best practices for big data projects
A report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government provides advice from CIOs for implementing big data projects.
5 elements of a successful CMaaS program
A continuous monitoring-as-a-service approach gives agencies access to the services necessary to design, implement and maintain a monitoring program.
NSA, universities push to establish cybersecurity as a science
The National Security Agency is sponsoring a competition for the best paper on cybersecurity, part of an effort to promote the practice as a science.
Big IT players add analytics apps to enterprise systems
Intel and Microsoft offer new data analytics tools designed to build upon their installed base of enterprise technologies and services.
Flood-risk planners await next-generation laser mapping
USGS, NOAA and FEMA use LiDAR elevation mapping technology to improve flood-risk assessments.
Cloud hosting is not (really) cloud computing
Agencies that resort to half measures in moving to the cloud will receive marginal benefits compared to those who use cloud-native applications.
NYC Geek Squad stays on mission to liberate data
Building on successes of 2013, the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics pushes predictive analytics to help city leaders make data-driven decisions.
Mobile forecast: Tablets take off, smartphones flat
IDC Government Insights expects slower smartphone growth across government but increased use of tablets, especially among state and local governments.
Survey: Agencies save with automation technology
A SolarWinds survey of 162 public-sector IT employees found that investments in automation technology have saved time and money for agencies.
Smartphones may be our first line of defense against radiation
Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory have come up with a new application for smartphones that Mr. Spock would appreciate: detecting gamma radiation.
Treasury crosses the finish line on fraud network overhaul
Modernization of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has standardized data, speeded electronic filing and improved the ability to search terabytes of financial transaction data for evidence of wrongdoing.
Virtual reality headset helps Navy simulate future workspaces
The Office of Naval Research, working with USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, has developed a way to give Naval leaders a virtual view of their operational future.
Report: Enterprise app activations growing rapidly
A Good Technology report found a 54 percent growth quarter over quarter in activations of enterprise applications, indicating that organizations are leveraging mobile apps to make employees more collaborative, productive and engaged.
Can derived credentials turn a phone into an ID manager?
The federal government has been testing derived credentials for smartphone-based remote authentication, but making the plan work is proving to be tricky.
How big data is remaking the government data center
The spread of big data tools and technologies is not only altering the way government data is being analyzed, it is reshaping the data center itself.
Report: Agencies struggling to carry out cloud strategies
Many federal agencies have yet to move a large portion of their IT portfolios to the cloud in the three years since the cloud-first mandate.
Where do you draw the line on securing critical infrastructure?
Recent multistage attacks against high-value targets confirm what we should already know: It is difficult if not impossible to set limits on what kind of infrastructure is critical enough to receive cybersecurity attention.
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