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  • Get Stupid: Dumb Devices Can Stop Cyberattacks - If The People Are Smart

    Get Stupid: Dumb Devices Can Stop Cyberattacks - If The People Are Smart
    On a fine spring day in the nation's capital, I'm not the only one to succumb to the temptation to work from home instead of heading into an airless office building. But cybersecurity experts warn ...
    2012-05-17T13:00:00Z by AOL Defense
  • Mobile Milestones: USDA Apps Allow Efficiency In The Field

    Mobile Milestones: USDA Apps Allow Efficiency In The Field
    This is one in a regular series on the latest innovation in mobile apps and mobile technology in the federal government. From Smokey Bear to "mobile hogs," the Department of Agriculture is moving ...
    2012-05-14T13:30:00Z by Elaine S. Povich
  • Smokey Bear Is Back

    The Forest Service is among several federal agencies making the most of mobile technology. As part of its "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires" campaign, the agency has integrated PSA videos, social media ...
    2012-05-14T13:29:00Z by Deanna Glick
  • Safari-Gate: Did Google Break Government Computing Laws?

    Safari-Gate: Did Google Break Government Computing Laws?
    On February 17, The Wall Street Journal reported that a researcher working for them discovered that Google ran hidden code designed to circumvent the security settings on Apple devices that use the ...
    2012-05-10T15:03:00Z by Doug Miller
  • Securing the Mobile Frontier

    Securing the Mobile Frontier
    Barbara Fast was among those on a CGI mobile securty panel at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. on February 16, 2012. COMMENTARY: Cybersecurity in the mobile age is everyone's ...
    2012-05-10T11:00:00Z by Barbara Fast
  • VA's Peter Levin: Openness Key To Mobile Security

    VA's Peter Levin: Openness Key To Mobile Security
    As chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Peter Levin is responsible for the cybersecurity of the largest medical system in the United States and the second largest federal ...
    2012-05-01T11:30:00Z by Jacob Comenetz, for the CGI Initiative
  • Commission Recommends Technology Efforts To Enhance Education

    Commission Recommends Technology Efforts To Enhance Education
    The TechAmerica Foundation announced key recommendations on Friday for research initiatives and policies to enhance education across the nation through technology. The recommendations came from a ...
    2012-04-27T16:00:00Z by Deanna Glick
  • FAA Inspectors Test iPads

    FAA Inspectors Test iPads
    As part of a plan to upgrade technology and support a mobile workforce, Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are taking part in a pilot project using iPads to conduct safety checks on airline ...
    2012-04-25T11:38:00Z by Judi Hasson
  • Reining In Hidden Costs Of Software In Government

    Reining In Hidden Costs Of Software In Government
    In a technology-driven world, applications take center stage, running our personal lives (e.g. think iPhone and iPad), our businesses and our government. Indeed, according to research firm IDC ...
    2012-04-20T12:30:00Z by Steve Schmidt
  • DHS Agents Will Trade Radios For Smart Phones

    DHS Agents Will Trade Radios For Smart Phones
    The Homeland Security Department plans to migrating to mobile devices and advance information sharing as part of updates to law enforcement technology, Federal Computer Week has reported. CIO ...
    2012-04-19T14:20:00Z by AOL Staff
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