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Army's AppMall expected October 2013
By the beginning of fiscal 2014, the Army plans to launch a secure "AppMall" for enterprise-focused applications, according to Mary Lynn Schnurr, Army Intelligence chief information officer. "We knew
Kostin carves out a place for 'inherently governmental' mobile apps
Across the government, "data liberation" is the mantra for agencies moving away from a role as application provider and toward the role of data opener. But Gwynne Kostin, director of mobile at GSA's
NIST preps guidance for mitigating insider threats
While much of the cybersecurity conversation within the federal government centers around preventing infiltration and corruption from external, malicious sources, panelists speaking July 20 at the
FDA releases draft guidance on mobile medical apps
Food and Drug Administration draft guidance (.pdf) published July 19 seeks to regulate mobile medical applications that could compromise the functionality of other regulated medical devices. The
As mobility takes hold, agency websites could go extinct
Only 40 percent of the Social Security Administration's retirement claims are processed online. With an increase in retirees looming, SSA hopes a mobile application aimed squarely at the heartstrings
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
DHS plans social media surge
The Homeland Security Department says it intends to make greater use of social media for the purpose of disseminating information. In a privacy impact assessment dated March 8, DHS says it's doing so
Army unable to create, distribute the high-level mobile apps they want
Apps for the Army has not delivered game-changing mobile applications for warfighters, Army officials told an industry audience March 17. Given the number of apps on the commercial market and the
Kundra: Federal CIOs need to decentralize mobile device ownership
Mobile devices could be the next information technology asset removed from the core of agency information technology budgets. Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra says the phenomenon of
Forrester: Government information workers dissatisfied with workplace technology
Government information workers typically work from one location, use a desktop rather than a laptop, and email serves as their collaboration software, according to Forrester Research. Maybe not
