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Next-gen Apple devices cleared to join Defense IT networks
The Defense Information Security Agency has approved a security guide for iOS 6 making it the third mobile operating system to meet the requirements this month. The agency said it will award a mobile device management system in a few months.
Tags: technology , mobile , DISA , Apple , iO6 , cybersecurity , Mark Orndorff , Sean McCalley
DoD grants network access to Android, BlackBerry 10 devices
The Pentagon's mobile plan includes device approvals that will involve some up-front costs. The expectation is those costs will be quickly offset by eliminating the inefficiency of the slow, stovepiped and outdated approaches that have characterized DoD mobility up until now.
Tags: DoD , technology , Android , BlackBerry , Damien Pickart , Robert Wheeler , cybersecurity , Jared Serbu
New security standard to boost agency trust, use of mobile devices
On the one-year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy, the CIO Council and DHS are expected to issue a security baseline and reference architecture for mobile computing. The goal of the document is not to give agencies new requirements but to focus on those security standards that are mobile-centric.
Tags: technology , TechAmerica , CIO survey , Simon Szykman , Commerce , Kevin Cox , CIO Council , Brian Teeple , DoD , cybersecurity , George DelPrete , Grant Thornton , Daren Ash , NRC , Jason Miller
SBA relying on shared services to improve cyber posture
Chase Garwood, the SBA acting CIO, said the agency is working with DHS and Justice to improve the security of its internal and external customer-facing systems.
Tags: Chase Garwood , SBA , technology , cybersecurity , Microsoft , data management , shared services , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
Using the cloud to analyze data
Shawn Kingsberry, chief information officer of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, joins host Jason Miller to talk about how his agency is using its cloud hub to run its mission critical systems.
April 18, 2013
Tags: technology , data analysis , Shawn Kingsberry , Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board , cloud computing , mobile data , Recovery.gov , Jason Miller , Ask the CIO
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 , BYOD , enterprisewide services , operational efficiences , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
DoD's new plan promises speedy approval of commercial mobile devices
The Pentagon's commercial device implementation plan, made public Tuesday, aims at near-term implementation of a new generation of mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android handhelds and tablets on both classified and unclassified networks.
Tags: DoD , technology , John Hickey , Robert Wheeler , DISA , Jared Serbu , Apple , Android , BlackBerry , cybersecurity , mobile device management
Navy reducing IT spending ahead of schedule
The Department of the Navy is finding real dollar savings by moving to enterprise software licenses, managing mobile devices and services better and reducing the number of printers and the amount printed. Terry Halvorsen, the DoN CIO, said they are on track to meet the goal of cutting 25 percent of their IT budget in five years.
January 17, 2013
Tags: technology , Defense , DoD , Navy , Terry Halvorsen , cloud computing , budget , enterprise software licenses , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
Agencies slowly knocking down cybersecurity barriers to going mobile
Through the Digital Government Strategy, several initiatives are underway to address IT security concerns. DHS created a security baseline architecture and is testing it through five use cases. GSA created a new secure online content platform for agencies to move websites and applications into a mobile environment.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Brad Nix , USDA , Margie Graves , DHS , Adam Sedgewick , NIST , ACT-IAC , Gwynne Kostin , GSA , Digital Government Strategy , Jason Miller
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 , virtualization , BYOD , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
