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The biggest-yet phase of the bring-your-own-device pilot will help the Army figure out how to scale the technology across a diverse population of users in the…
For once, it’s the National Guard and Reserves who get first pick on the Army technology front.
The Army is "restaffing" the policy, which would have required teleworkers to turn off or remove smart devices, such as Amazon Echo speakers, from their...
The past 15 months have cemented the importance of moving employee- and customer-facing systems to the cloud, but many agencies are still far from that desired end state. In some cases, budget and leadership buy-in remain insufficient, and the challenges of moving to zero trust security loom for virtually every organization. FCW recently gathered a group of IT leaders to explore how a year of maximum telework and nearly all-digital operations has altered the role cloud services play in supporting agency missions. The discussion was on the record but not for individual attribution (see bel...
By Lauren C. Williams Jun 09, 2021 The Army has rescinded its policy restricting internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and smart watches, from telework spaces to prevent data leaks. The Army announced the policy, which targeted internet-connected devices, was intended to "mitigate data leakage of official government information" and outline conditions so that Army personnel can "protect and safeguard DOD information" and systems, in a now deleted Twitter post linking to a memo dated May 25. Jason Waggoner, an Army spokesperson, told FCW via email the "memo was removed" and "the policy...