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President Barack Obama on Feb. 12 signed an executive order on cybersecurity, aiming to strengthen the nation's critical infrastructure through cross-sector information-sharing and framework. He announced the move in his State of the Union address at just before 10 p.m. Eastern Time. Read more

  FCW's Matthew Weigelt provides an update on FedRAMP certifications, noting that GSA reports 80 companies are in the pipeline, and experts say agencies will have a sizeable pool of certified cloud providers to choose from by the time the accreditations become a baseline requirement for security. Read more

In a follow up report to the Digital Government Strategy, the Federal CIO Council conducted a survey and interviewed 21 agencies on their use of mobile technologies. The "Report on Barriers, Gaps, and Opportunities for Government Use of Mobile Technology" addresses Milestone Action 10.2 of the Digital Government Strategy which aims to "evaluate opportunities to accelerate the secure adoption of mobile technologies into the Federal environment at reduced cost." Read more

Technology will be a critical game-changer worldwide in the decades to come, according to a new report from the National Intelligence Council. Read more

Kelly Ripa and Harry Potter chat about IT in the Toilet. Read more

NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" discusses IT in the Toilet. Read more

How connected have we become?  11mark's new study shows what we're doing on our mobile phones behind closed stalls. Read more