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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 Read more...

Public safety poised to take control of D block

Public safety is poised to gain its much-coveted control over a 10 Megahertz swath of spectrum known as the D block as well as $7.23 billion for the creation and implementation of a national Read more...

Experts disagree on focus of cybersecurity legislation

Cybersecurity legislation is needed, agreed the panelists speaking Feb. 8 before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on communications and technology--but what that legislation should look Read more...

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 Read more...

British juror sentenced for Googling as courts grapple with mobile devices

A British juror was sentenced Jan. 23 to six months imprisonment in the United Kingdom for researching a defendant's past on the Internet during deliberations--a problem that although still rare, has Read more...

VanRoekel to release final federal mobility strategy by March

A final version of a federal mobility strategy will be out by March 2012, said Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel Jan. 13 during a Washington, D.C. event hosted by industry group Read more...

Audio: VanRoekel on proposed agency consolidation, federal mobility plan

Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel spoke Jan. 13 during a Washington, D.C. event hosted by industry group AFFIRM. VanRoekel used the event to talk about the administration's proposed Read more...

OMB drafting governmentwide mobile strategy

The Office of Management and Budget unveiled Jan. 11 the outline of a draft federal mobile strategy and kicked off a 10-day national dialogue on improving citizen services and federal workforce Read more...

FAA embraces iPads more closely

The Federal Aviation Administration permits a small number of iPads to directly touch its network, acting FAA Chief Information Officer Steve Cooper said Nov. 16. In a brief interview after he spoke Read more...

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 Read more...

Press Releases

Cellebrite UFED Extends Forensic Capabilities to Android Mobile Devices

Cellebrite's UFED Ultimate now includes physical and logical data extraction of Android devices for forensic investigationsGLEN ROCK, N.J., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellebrite, the leading Read more >>

SOCIAL MEDIA USE CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES

Market Connections Inc. Releases 2011 Social Media in the Public Sector Study Chantilly, Va. - October 18, 2011 - Obstacles to federal employees' use of social media for work purposes are declining: Read more >>

Accellion Named a Finalist in Government Security News’ 2011 Homeland Security Awards Program

Accellion Secure Collaboration Honored in the Best Compliance/Vulnerability Assessment Solution Category PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accellion, Inc. today announced that Government Security Read more >>

Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software Developer Settles FTC Charges

Default Settings in Mobile File-Sharing App Jeopardized Consumers' Personal Files WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer file-sharing application Read more >>

UPDATE: New American Red Cross Survey Shows More Americans Use Social Media, Technology in Emergencies

Red Cross, FEMA and Facebook officials to discuss implications for the public and for emergency responders during Facebook Live Event Facebook Live Event Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 3:00 p.m. Read more >>