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DoD approves first-ever Android devices

The Defense Information Systems Agency has granted approval for Android-based mobile devices to connect to DoD networks, provided they're secured using a specific set of guidelines

Tags: DoD , technology , cybersecurity , Dell , Good Technology , Android , Google , iOS , smartphones , mobile , Chris Roberts , DISA , STIG , Jared Serbu

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Mobile device pilots giving Census a look into the future

The bureau hired Agilex under a four-year, $6.4 million contract to provide application development and technical support for field workers to use tablet computers. Census field workers will receive one of three different tablets for conducting actual surveys for the bureau and other federal agencies.

Tags: technology , contracting , Census , Brian McGrath , Agilex , mobile computing , Google , Microsoft , iPad , Android , cybersecurity , mobile , mobile device management , Jason Miller , Ira Entis

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Mobile, tech companies ensnared in Carrier IQ privacy lawsuit

Eight companies are headed to court over their use of Carrier IQ software, Computerworld reports. The lawsuit says the companies have violated federal wiretap laws because Carrier IQ's services, which provides analytics, are intrusive and infringe on users' privacy.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Carrier IQ , Computerworld , AT&T , T-Mobile , HTC , Motorola , Samsung

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Managers take a bite of Apple for their agencies

David Johnson, a senior analyst at Forrester, has been looking at what managers need to do to integrate Apples into their agency's network.

Tags: David Johnson , MAC , Forrester , technology , information technology , management , cybersecuirty , In Depth

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Time to integrate Macs at your agency

Forrester's David Johnson explains the steps you need to take to bring in Apple technology.

Tags: David Johnson , Forrester , MAC , technology , computers , In Depth

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VA's mobile strategy aims for flexibility, multiple devices

The Veterans Affairs Department wants to hedge its bets when it comes to its planned rollout of up to 100,000 tablet devices. IT leaders worry about the unpredictability of the mobile technology landscape, and don't want to spend millions to develop apps for a platform that risks being superseded by a competitor.

Tags: VA , mobile , technology , IT , smartphones , mobile devices , Windows , Android , iPhone , iPad , Roger Baker , Jerry Davis , AFCEA Health IT Day 2011 , health IT , Jared Serbu

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When good leaders are bad at strategy

If you're a good leader, chances are you're bad at strategy. That's according to Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He explains his thought process, as well as how you can get better when it comes to thinking outside the box.

Tags: management , strategy , imagination , Roger Martin , Rotman School of Management , University of Toronto , Dorothy Ramienski

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Army to transform through apps

Service CIO Lt. Gen. Jeff Sorenson details how the Army will judge and award $30,000 in prize money to soldiers and civilian employees under the Apps for the Army program. Up to 100 contestants can submit apps in one of eight categories. The Army will announce the winners in August.

Tags: technology , Jeff Sorenson , Army , DISA , Peter Corbett , Google , BlackBerry , Apps for Army , race , Forge.mil , innovation , Web 2.0

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Mobile apps, TechStat lead OMB's IT evolution

Fiscal 2011 technology budget request is $79 billion and Vivek Kundra says that will address several challenges, including closing the gap between the private and public sector. GSA will run new apps store for handheld devices. OMB will lead the review of troubled IT programs.

Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Howard Schmidt , OMB , VA , EPA , GSA , CGI , cybersecurity , 2011 budget , IT Dashboard , mobile computing , TechStat , program management , PMAS , HSPD-12 , identity management

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Army to test enterprise e-mail for all of DoD

Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the service will issue a RFP in the coming weeks. Then the Army will follow with a solicitation for its data center consolidation effort, called APCs. Sorenson says it will launch Apps for the Army in the coming weeks as well.

Tags: technology , contracting , Jeff Sorenson , Army , DISA , AFCEA , enterprise e-mail , data centers , consolidation , area processing centers , Apps for the Army , Web 2.0 , Forge.mil

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