Mobility

  • With the convention wrapped up, here's a list of major factors the Army is tackling, and what they're doing to improve them.

    October 19, 2015
  • The Office of Management and Budget’s new guidance prohibits civilian agencies from buying computers off any contract except from one of three governmentwide acquisition contracts.

    October 16, 2015
  • Hari Bezwada, the chief information officer of the Army’s Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information System, said he’s taking measured approach to migrate five ERP systems to a shared services provider.

    October 16, 2015
  • Reggie Brothers, the undersecretary for Science and Technology at DHS, said he is spearheading a new program that creates integrated product teams (IPTs) to bring together all parts of the department. The goal is to prioritize investments for limited research and development funding.

    October 14, 2015
  • While industry is excited about the Internet of Things, agencies have shown they've been interconnecting systems and applications for years. But the Privacy Act is standing in the government's way to go further, some say.

    October 12, 2015
  • The Department of the Navy is taking the lead in the military by allowing personnel to wear fitness devices such as a Fitbit or Nike Fuel Band. Naval officials said they want to promote a "culture of fitness" while preserving a secure and classified environment.

    October 09, 2015
  • The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, honor individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. Brian Karlisch is the CEO of Buchanan Edwards and a finalist for this year's GovCon Contractor of the Year award in the $25-75 million in sales category. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how investing in technologies such as the cloud are critical for agencies to thrive.

    September 23, 2015
  • On Wednesday, DISA released a request for information as it prepares to migrate its Enterprise Email service to a commercially-hosted cloud and telling industry that it wants the new solution to beat the current system's costs by 50 percent.

    September 18, 2015
  • Pam Dyson, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s CIO, said she is developing a new strategy to better deal with the ever-growing flood of information coming into the agency.

    September 18, 2015
  • The government's digital consultancy is applying its flexible approach to solving problems more human than technical in nature.

    September 17, 2015
  • The State Department wants to outfit its employees with new cellular service and mobile devices using what it calls the "the most contemporary models available in the market." Jeff Hill, deputy division chief for Mobile and Remote Access in the Bureau of Information Resource Management at the State Department, told In Depth with Francis Rose that in one way the challenge of deploying mobile solutions in virtually every country in the world isn't that different than what other agencies face.

    September 16, 2015
  • Randy Wood, vice president of F5 Networks, joins host John Gilroy to discuss network application security and how his company can help your agency with its cybersecurity efforts. September 8, 2015

    September 07, 2015
  • Contractors looking to submit proposals for FirstNet's public safety nationwide network could see a final draft RFP by the end of this year.

    September 07, 2015
  • The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with the White House's "kill the password" initiative with an award for cell phone software that authenticates users without the use of passwords and pins.

    August 28, 2015