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NSA: Smartphones can be secured by stripping away functionality

The National Security Agency and the Defense Department's Central Security Service released Feb. 27 an Android operating system security architecture that would allow users with commercial

Political campaigns to leverage mobile more in 2012

Mobile outreach as part of political campaigns is not a flash in the pan and will only increase in the 2012 presidential election, said a panel of experts speaking at a Feb. 14 Brookings Institution

Consumer tech in the federal enterprise not without complications

Federal government adoption of mobile technology into its vast enterprise is a good thing. Maybe if the political appointees play Angry Birds all day long, something can actually get done. But, this

VA caps iOS device deployment, eyes BYOD

iOS device deployment at the Veterans Affairs Department remains limited even though the department has allowed iPads and iPhones since October 2011 , said VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker

DISA posts RFI for commercial mobile services and hardware

The Defense Information Systems Agency hopes to obtain wireless service and hardware support for approximately 15,000 mobile devices for the Army's 5th Signal Command, which oversees network

Obama: Agencies should restrict mobile devices

President Obama is set to sign Nov. 9 an executive order that will, among other things, restrict the number of information technology devices agencies can issue to federal employees, according to a

Spotlight: DOL launches developer site, releases SDKs

In an effort to encourage developers to use Labor Department data sets for applications and mashups, the department unveiled a developer website July 12. The site will serve as a hub for all released

VA, DoD healthcare apps prepare for next wave of features

A mobile application has proven to be an ideal setting for providing assistance to a service member or a veteran struggling with post traumatic stress disorder, said Sonja Batten, assistant deputy

Agencies face challenges developing for multiple mobile operating systems

As soon as the Environmental Protection Agency decided it would begin developing public-facing mobile applications, Dalroy Ward, senior technology advisor at EPA's office of information analysis and

Mobile interoperability is imperative for military

The armed services need interoperable mobile technology, stressed military leaders while speaking at the March 17 AFCEA DC Next-Gen Mobile Technologies Symposium . "We've talked about interoperability