The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is exploring security systems that would permit employees to use as many as 100,000 mobile devices, including Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPad and phones using Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Android, without endangering the privacy of sensitive information.
VA officials are researching “mobile device management” services that will protect e-mail and control access to agency computer networks for people using smartphones and tablet computers, according to a VA request for information issued last week and updated today. “We want to make sure that veteran information is protected while still enabling productivity enhancing applications,” Roger Baker, the agency’s chief information officer, said in an e-mailed statement.
The VA’s decision may open a new market for Apple, which has until now lagged behind competitors Dell Inc. (DELL) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) in selling technology to the government. The VA is looking for technology that would allow its employees to use as many as 100,000 iPads and iPhones within 18 months, including a mix of government-owned and personal mobile devices.
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