Motorola HC1

Are wearable PCs for the field in sight?

The Motorola HC1 is light and rugged, features that could prove useful to military and civilian agencies.

iPhones

What ICE's choice of iPhones says about agencies' mobile plans

Government users don't want to have to carry two phones, and instead want to be able to use their own devices at work. And since iPhones have become popular among consumers, those are what government agencies want to use.

iPad mini

Does the iPad have the footprint for field work?

Apple's smaller version of the iPad fits in one hand, which could prove useful to agencies with employees in the field.

Special Ops forces in Jackal Stone exercise

GridMeNow helps with DOD exercise

The smart phone-based GridMeNow application helped keep an 11-nation coalition up to date during the recent exercise in Croatia.

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft's tablet begins to Surface

The Surface has features, such as a keyboard built into its cover, that could make it attractive to public sector agencies.

USMC logistics

Logistics takes the point with Marines' modernization

The U.S. Marine Corps uses federated cloud techniques to speed delivery of supplies to the front, sometimes shortening response to a matter of minutes.

USDA SuperTracker

SuperTracker app: Healthier living through a data-driven diet

USDA nutrition service's online app uses AJAX and social media to provide guidelines for diet and physical activity.

ANC Explorer team Arlington cemetery

An app helps restore Arlington’s hallowed ground

After the discovery of unmarked graves and other errors, Arlington conducted a massive data collection effort coupled with back-end improvements to produce ANC Explorer.

WiFi 11ac 60MHz beamforming

High-wireless act: Can high-frequency WiFi be practical?

The 60 GHz band to be used with the 802.11ac will add a huge amount of bandwidth, but risks signal loss over distance. "Beamforming" could solve the problem.

iSuppli PC shipments fall

PC shipments to fall for first time in 11 years

PCs aren't disappearing, but an industry forecast is further evidence of the move to mobile.

New GCN

Welcome to the new GCN.com

Our new look highlights analysis and commentary on the latest technology, tools and tactics in public sector IT.

Polling Place VoterHub

VoterHub app a one-stop shop for election info

State and local election officials contributed data on polling places and ballot to an AT&T-led effort that can help get informed voters to the polls.

Topic Resources

  • The Virtual Desktop: Extending the Enterprise

    Despite sequestration and looming, deeper budget cuts, virtualization remains high on the list of priorities for federal and state and local governments alike, to ease PC manageability, strengthen IT security and lower costs. As agencies strive to grant employees remote access to internal information resources when and where they need it, IT officials warn that while it is ideal for most agencies, it’s important to design and implement it correctly. Register to learn what impact VDI had on the federal end-user’s experience and how it affected the broader management and acquisition strategies of the IT enterprise.

  • Delivering Big Data (Securely) to the Mobile Workforce

    In this webcast experts will discuss the Big Data challenge facing the federal market space and provide perspective into how Big Data can be contained, leveraged and, in turn, secured and accessed by the mobile device of your choice.

  • Special Report: Rugged IT

    The rugged IT market is about to get a wake-up call. For a long time, both buyers and sellers alike accepted the notion that buying rugged IT means giving up a lot of features that come with standard products. But as the general IT market continues to emphasize mobility and smaller device form factors, those lower expectations are bound to be revisited.

  • State Department ROI Case Study

    The U.S. Department of State saved taxpayers more than $1.6M annually by using Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform to create a custom application to provide program managers around the world with ready access to up-to-date budget information. Download now to read more!