Mass connectivity, mobility, big data, predictive analysis and a workforce full of millennials are bringing both challenges and opportunities for the working environment. [ + ]

The US Pentagon has reportedly issued a memo banning the use of Pokemon Go within Defense facilities nationwide, and on agency-issued smart devices, due to spying fears. [ + ]

Government departments and agencies can take advantage of IoT technologies to automate and expedite routine activities, vastly improving efficiency, safety and productivity. [ + ]

Law enforcement agencies should embrace the opportunities cloud computing poses, as data management is key to fighting crime in the digital age. [ + ]

Lockheed Martin has allocated $13 million to build a new multidisciplinary research laboratory in Melbourne, its first multidisciplinary R&D facility outside of the US. [ + ]

Enterprise cloud platforms are designed to deliver the level of control needed to respond to challenges at the user's chosen rate. [ + ]

Public health body SA Health has picked up a South Australian iAward for its Health Information Broker state-wide hospital patient record project. [ + ]

'Digital embassies' — where data physically hosted in one country is legally regarded as being in another — could help overcome tricky jurisdictional issues. [ + ]

ServiceNow and UXC Keystone have been selected to provide the core platform for GovDC Marketplace, a one-stop shop for NSW government agencies to procure approved ICT services. [ + ]

A measured and collaborative approach has put the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's digital transformation effort on the right track to long-term success. [ + ]

US President Barack Obama has clarified the federal government agencies in charge of both asset responses and threat responses to cyberthreats against the nation. [ + ]

As its own identity crisis bites, Australia's federal government is mustering support for a security overhaul. [ + ]

Transport for NSW has expanded its long-standing relationship with Sydney software developer 8common Limited to cover adoption of the company's cloud-based expense management software. [ + ]

An identity and access management framework is helping NSW Government agencies find a commonality of purpose that has already proved to have significant transformational effects. [ + ]

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new cabinet includes the freshly created role of Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, and Dan Tehan has been appointed to the position. [ + ]