Google launches YouTube for Government
Google has launched YouTube for Government, an educational website that explains how government officials can get the most out of YouTube as a communication tool.
Congress.gov moves out of beta, features added
Congress.gov has been moved out of its beta status with new features that included lists of most-viewed bills, congressional calendar browsing and live video streams.
AF self-starters build load balancing app for refueling
A team from the Air Force’s Software Engineering Office taught themselves the basics of app development well enough to build an app that now saves AF tankers over 30 minutes on in-flight refueling operations.
NOAA updates Whale Alert app
Mariners and the public on the West Coast can now use the iOS app to help decrease the risk of injury or death to whales from ship strikes.
CDC seeks all-in-one tool for disease data tracking
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking for an all-in-one data tracking and analytics tool to help it meet the rising amount of health care trend and emergency data it follows.
Penn State to release Moocdemic 2.0
The massive multiplayer location-based game lets students detect, spread and control a fictional epidemic in real time.
Aspera touts data transfers with no limit on size, distance
Aspera offers WAN optimization tools to stream data of any type, resolution or size to and from cloud systems.
Sandia models energy consumption for large institutions
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed software that models energy consumption, information that can help the lab and other large institutions cut energy needs.
Seattle police deploy SeaStat crime mapping tech
The Seattle Police Department is using its crime data as part of a new program that’s aimed at quickly addressing crime hotspots based on analysis of crime data and community reports of incidents.
NARA reminds agencies of automated email deadlines
The National Archives and Records Administration reiterated guidance to federal agencies on email management.
DOT investigates license plate readers for traffic safety
The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is conducting market research on the use of automated license plate readers as a way to improve traffic safety.
Anatomy of an IoT public safety application
How a technology team at a SmartAmerica Challenge built an Internet of Things prototype to create a sensor network for automating public housing safety alerts.
SEC office to shepherd risk analysis tool development
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to open an office to develop data-driven tools and models to help monitor financial risk and fraud.
USGS software visualizes evacuation scenarios
Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey have been working to create geographic information system software to assist pedestrian evacuation from sudden disasters.
SCALE brings Internet of Things to public housing
A SmartAmerica Challenge project to build an emergency alert system for public housing turned into a case study on how to develop a working Internet of Things application.
Open Garden connects IoT devices on the fly
The biggest challenge in building an Internet of Things is delivering network connectivity everywhere for every thing.
Enterprise analytics: What IBM learned
In a new book, three IBM analytics experts examine how IBM has used analytics in enterprises around the world.
Navy signs research pact with Esri to improve ‘battlespace awareness’
The Navy signs a three-year research agreement with Esri to develop software to achieve battlespace information on demand.
Fairfax County builds searchable crime-data mapping app
Fairfax County's mapping team has developed the Police Event search engine and mapping tool that makes crime data open and easy to use for both developers and end users.
IP contact center suite passes DOD interoperability testing
The Joint Interoperability Text Command says the IP-based call and messaging suite complies with the interoperability requirements of DOD’s Collaboration Suite.
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