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USDA's Forest Service taking different approach to mobility

Doug Nash, the Forest Service's CIO, said he sees great promise in using a PC-on-a-stick to let employees securely connect back to the network, save data from the field and do work from anywhere. Forest Service will release a mobile strategy and architecture in the coming weeks.
February 21, 2013

Tags: technology , Doug Nash , USDA , Forest Service , cloud computing , mobile computing , enterprisewide services , operational efficiences , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

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Postal Service's IG's office proclaims 2013 as year of mobile

Gary Barlet, the OIG's chief information officer, is taking a three-pronged approach to helping employees access data from anywhere, at anytime. The steps include virtualization, a BYOD strategy and cloud services.
February 7, 2013

Tags: technology , Gary Barlet , USPS , cloud , mobile computing , virtualization , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

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Federal Drive Interviews -- Jan. 16, 2013

Cindy Auten of the Telework Exchange talks about a new report on BYOD. Robert Khuzami explains why he is stepping down as the SEC's enforcement director. Peter Schroeder of The Hill newspapers discusses the looming debt-ceiling showdown.

Tags: Cindy Auten , telework , Telework Exchange , Robert Khuzami , SEC , Peter Schroeder , The Hill , Congress , debt ceiling , Federal Drive , DoD , DoD Report , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update ,

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Top 3 for 2013 - Bob Otto on federal IT

Bob Otto, executive vice president at Agilex Technologies and the former chief information officer at the Postal Service, shares his technology predictions for next year as part of the special feature Top 3 for 2013

Tags: Bob Otto , Top 3 for 2013 , In Depth , Francis Rose , big data , health IT , federal IT ,

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Honeystick Project? Zero Day? BYOD?

Gigi Schumm, vice president and general manager Public Sector of Symantec, talks about computer security.
December 18, 2012

Tags: technology , computer security , cybersecurity , Gigi Schumm , Symantec , cyber attacks , Rip Tide , honeystick , zero-day vulnerabilities , mobile security , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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Mobile Strategy by agency

As part of our special report, Gov 3.0: It's Mobile, Federal News Radio polled 28 agencies about the status of their mobile and Bring-Your-Own-Device strategies. Of the 21 agencies that responded, most reported they either had a mobile strategy in place or were developing one.

Tags: mobile , technology , mobility , Gov 3.0: Its Mobile ,

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Mobile security, collaboration, and more

Larry Besterman, CEO of TWD and Associates, Inc., joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company can help your agency with its communication challenges.
November 27, 2012

Tags: technology , TWD & Associates , Larry Besterman , collaboration , data management , data migration , Cisco , Avaya , Shortel , mobile security , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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VA awards contract for mobile device management, apps store

Procurement will start with management of 5,000 mobile devices, plus app stores for consumers inside and outside of VA. The agency awarded a three-year, $9.3 million deal to Longview International Technology Solutions to build and manage the technology in the cloud.

Tags: technology , VA , Longview International Technology Solutions , Agilex Technologies , mobile computing , Roger Baker , Jared Serbu , contracting , industry

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SolarWind's Sanjay Castelino on BYOD and the consumerization of IT

Sanjay Castelino, with Austin, Texas-based IT firm SolarWinds, joined Industry Chatter to discuss the growing phenomenon of "bring-your-own-device" at federal agencies. The BYOD shift is part of an evolution toward the consumerization of IT, Castelino said.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Industry Chatter , industry , SolarWinds , Sanjay Castelino , technology ,

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More than half of Androids vulnerable to malicious attacks, report says

The Android vulnerabilities caused by slow patches are well-known and may be a concern for federal agencies who are considering the Bring Your Own Device model.

Tags: Android , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive ,

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