Scott Bowman, acting deputy chief information officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told FedTech in an interview published Monday about the technologies FEMA employs to facilitate communications during disaster response efforts.
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A report from the General Services Administration‘s Digital Analytics Program has shown that mobile devices accounted for 43 percent of all traffic on U.S. government websites in December 2016. Freddie Blicher, a DAP analyst,
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The U.S. Air Force will establish a new chief information security office and in conjunction has started a year-long campaign to promote and address cybersecurity across the military service. The campaign will work to encourage all personnel
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Jason Goldman, chief digital officer for the White House, reported Thursday that new features have been added to the office’s online petition website. The updates to We the People are part of a White House effort
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The U.S. Census Bureau aims to reduce its data gathering and logistics costs by $5.2 billion with the help of a contract with AT&T that is intended to centralize the data management platform, Fedscoop reported
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The Defense Information Systems Agency collaborates with Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry to expedite a process for mobile device vendors to obtain federal security authorization for their products, Federal News Radio reported Thursday.
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The U.S. Marine Corps plans to implement the use of mobile devices in 2015 for troops to gather and send information during humanitarian aid missions, Defense News reported Thursday. Kevin McCaney writes U.S.
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The U.S. Marine Corps and Office of Naval Research has tested an approach that uses a mobile device to collect and disseminate real-time intelligence to the front lines, Federal News Radio reported
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The Federal Communications Commission plans to develop a mobile application with the goal of collecting Internet network data, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Andy Medici writes the FCC will collaborate with more than
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The Defense Department is opening up to smartphones and tablets and trying to do it securely, a Pentagon official said Monday. AFPS reports the department is concerned with issues regarding users’ general
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