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How US surveillance efforts spiked interest in overseas cloud providers

PRISM, the name of the clandestine program, set off a firestorm in governments near and far. It has also brought a flood of competitors to the IT sector. These include a slew of non-U.S. companies offering customers cloud storage options that are alternatives to Dropbox and other services from this country. Their pitch tends to be that choosing them removes worries about what data NSA is collecting and not collecting entirely out of the equation and that their packages are less intrusive and more secure.

Mobility

Good Technology’s Jeffrey Ait on disruptive mobile trends in government

Jeffrey Ait, director of the public sector – North America at Good Technology, chats with FedScoopTV about disruptive mobile trends in government.

Cybersecurity

Army expands cyber footprint, hires more IT pros

There’s a new opportunity for Army personnel working in cybersecurity. A new occupational specialty, the 25D Cyber Network Defender, is open to staff sergeants, sergeants first class and master sergeants in the active component.

Tech

Education Department aims to make college more affordable with APIs

Like many other agencies, the Education Department is asking the public for input on ways it can increase innovation, transparency and access to data.

White House

‘We have to put pressure on OMB,’ GAO head tells Congress

The Government Accountability Office acts as the watchdog for the federal government, keeping constant oversight on departments and agencies. But sometimes, even GAO needs some extra weight behind it.

DOD

No immediate windfall for industry in Pentagon spectrum plan

If you thought the Feb. 20 release of the Pentagon’s spectrum strategy signaled the beginning of a massive shift of communications bandwidth from the military to the wireless industry, think again.

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Social Studies

Easter sunrise service to celebrate 75th anniversary of Marian Anderson concert

Hope and freedom will be highlighted in this year’s Easter message.

Technocrat

BlackBerry CEO pulls a John Paul Jones. But will it save the ship?

This week, Technocrat columnist John Breeden examines the tale of BlackBerry, which at least in terms of government service, flew to unimaginable heights, but now seems poised to topple into the abyss. So, what happened? And does BlackBerry have any magic left?

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Cloud computing

How US surveillance efforts spiked interest in overseas cloud providers

Mobility

Good Technology’s Jeffrey Ait on disruptive mobile trends in government

Cybersecurity

Army expands cyber footprint, hires more IT pros

Tech

Education Department aims to make college more affordable with APIs

White House

‘We have to put pressure on OMB,’ GAO head tells Congress

DOD

No immediate windfall for industry in Pentagon spectrum plan

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Social Studies

Easter sunrise service to celebrate 75th anniversary of Marian Anderson concert

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BlackBerry CEO pulls a John Paul Jones. But will it save the ship?

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