mobile applications

Wanted: 17,676 iPhones – For Use By Immigrations And Customs Employees

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UPDATED. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced it plans to buy iPhone services for more than 17,600 employees.

According to an Oct. 17 solicitation notice posted on FedBizOpps, a government procurement site, the immigration and customs division of the Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy Apple iPhone devices that are bundled into monthly plans for cellular phone service, Internet access for domestic and international coverage, and text messaging capabilities. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 19, 2012 at 3:35 PM

State Agencies Bypass Bureaucracy With eGov Portals

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From background checks on truck drivers to renewing hunting licenses in Mississippi, eGovernment portals are taking consumers directly to government services through a “self-pay” fee system without either state or federal appropriations or expenditures.

For example, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has instituted a background check system that bypasses bureaucracy and delivers information directly to trucking companies. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 9, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Army To Launch Mobile App Store For Intelligence Services

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The U.S. Army is expected to open a new mobile applications store as part of a pilot program designed to offer a more flexible way to develop and buy software for the government. The online store will provide a space where users can request specific tools and where participating developers can quickly provide or create a product to fill respective needs without getting bogged down in a complex and time consuming acquisitions process.

The new pilot will be a six-month effort that will support the Army’s intelligence service and the potentially intelligence agencies. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Defense CIO Teri Takai Pushes For Balanced Mobility Strategy

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For Teri Takai, the key to overseeing cybersecurity for the world’s largest defense organization is striking a delicate balance between enabling mobility and safe-guarding information that is often crucial to national security. In her role as the Department of Defense’s chief information officer, she must also convince a widely diverse group of constituents that a shared approach is best.

DOD has always had a highly mobile workforce, but the proliferation of mobile devices is radically altering the department’s already challenging security environment.
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 /  Published February 7, 2012 at 10:45 AM

HHS Going Mobile Next Month

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The Department of Health and Human Services has finalized an official mobile strategy and will begin implementing the plan in January, Acting CIO John Teeter announced at a presentation to federal contractors Thursday.

Teeter said the strategy was finalized Wednesday and indicates the department’s commitment to technology and progress. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 15, 2011 at 3:24 PM