mobile technology

BYOD Impacting Mobile Growth in Federal Government

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Although federal spending doesn’t offer clear data on mobile technology in government, it does demonstrate growth — but new, ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) policies could throw a wrench into prediction models. A wrench that might point to potential opportunities for government IT contractors.

Since dependable information resources such as the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) don’t track specific growth in the mobile sector, we had to use a few other ways to answer our questions about how mobile is the federal government today. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 24, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Study: Is Email Encryption An Asset Or Liability?

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Despite encryption, a study released today identifies standard email as the number one way unauthorized data leaves a federal agency.

According to the study, 80% of Federal information security managers fear data loss through encrypted email, and 58% state that encryption makes it harder to detect data leaving. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Innovation At NWS: Data, Technology Fuel Advanced Tornado Forecasting

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This is the first in a series of stories about innovation at the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service is on a hunt for killer tornadoes, using the latest technology to warn people sooner and creating a model that could be used by other agencies to make predictions on everything from health to the economy. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 9, 2012 at 7:00 AM

A Vision Beyond BlackBerries

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For all the progress federal agencies have made toward mobile technology, CIOs still long for industry innovation that leads to a secure, virtual solution for devices other than BlackBerries.

The sentiment came through at a panel discussion Tuesday moderated by Rick Holgate at the Telework Exchange’s Fall 2012 Town Hall Meeting in Washington, D.C. Holgate is chief information officer at the Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 25, 2012 at 2:30 PM

Feds@Work: VA Mobile Security Chief Slams Door on Breaches

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Like many federal leaders today, Donald Kachman spends a lot of time thinking about security for the growing number of mobile devices in his agency.

And he’s coming up with solutions. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Mobile Milestones: HHS Makes Privacy A Priority

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This is one in a regular series on the latest innovation in mobile apps and mobile technology in the federal government.

With more medical data reaching patients through mobile devices, the Department of Health and Human Services is ramping up its efforts to require that the information be encrypted or otherwise protected from prying. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Mobile Progress Reaffirmed By New Research In AOL Gov Webcast

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One-third of federal executives involved with mobile technology say their agencies are now “walking” or “running” with mobile technology. But a number of barriers remain. And while government managers believe mobile technology can contribute significantly toward improved productivity and savings, the need to invest in new and more modern business processes remains critical to realizing the full potential of mobile technology in government.

That’s according to a new government-wide research study released today by Breaking Gov and presented during a one hour Breaking Gov webcast today, that began at 11:00 a.m. and will be available for viewing on demand. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 31, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Mobile, Secure Platform Is Possible

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New austerity is here to stay – coupled with more demand for user-friendly citizen engagement from our government workforce. And cybersecurity concerns are growing as well, as our enemies become more sophisticated and inventive. How can Federal agencies meet all three pressures – lowering costs while improving services and keeping data safe?

More than ever before, innovative technologies are needed across government, to keep the government workforce engaged while also helping them to effectively deliver support for the mission. Government is working hard today to implement the infrastructure needed to deliver more services, increase and enhance interaction and enable greater workforce mobility and citizen engagement. Mobility is growing in importance, even as cybersecurity becomes a bigger issue. Despite the promise of mobility to bring greater productivity and flexibility, 78 percent of federal IT professionals said mobility also brings greater security risks, according to a recent VMware survey. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 27, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Defense Department Juggles Multiple Mobile Pilot Programs

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The Defense Department has launched a barrage of programs across the services to provide its civilian and uniformed personnel with mobile devices. Overseeing this vast and varied process is the Defense Information Systems Agency, which is responsible for running many of the department’s mobile pilot programs and setting up the infrastructure to provide applications and services to warfighters.

The head of DISA and top technology officers outlined how individual agencies fit into those efforts at the Defense & Security Mobile Technologies Symposium in Washington, D.C. last week. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 23, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Mobile Data Center Latest Solution For Military, First Responders

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A new, enterprise-class IT backbone in a box has become the latest solution for a highly digitized U.S. military and first responders to access tactical data networks quickly and maintain connectivity wherever they are.

Developed to operate in a variety of environments where infrastructure is lacking or nonexistent, Dell’s Tactical Mobile Data Center (TMDC), is a completely customizable, air deployable data center that can be loaded onto transport planes, ships, trucks or slung under helicopters. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM
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