Modernizing VistA: Enabling scalable interoperability in a legacy system
Leveraging cutting-edge tools and platforms can be part of the solution for achieving fast, secure and scalable interoperability within the mission-critical legacy system.
Good offers calculator for agency mobile performance
Mobile security provider Good Technology introduced a free tool to help agencies assess total cost of ownership of their mobile technology investments against industry standards.
Document workflow keeps up with county's growing needs, shrinking budget
Replacing paper with digital documents and case management tools helped Durham County, N.C., fill the gaps between workflow demands and workforce resources.
Storage tech designed preserve government docs indefinitely
Hitachi Data Systems Federal announces an optical storage platform designed to help government agencies preserve documents for centuries.
Look for short-term IE compatibility support
Agency IT managers struggling to support older version of Internet Explorer in the enterprise should know that while Microsoft has a plan to help them address their IE support issues, they might not like it.
NSF seeks feedback on big data innovation hubs
The National Science Foundation seeks input on the formation of Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs that would stimulate, track and help sustain grassroots partnerships around big data.
How satellites track ground moisture from space
The soil moisture data from NASA's SMAP mission will benefit farmers and ranchers as well as those who do flood modeling and drought monitoring.
Data Logistics Toolkit delivers big data for analysis
Developed university researchers, the toolkit simplifies ways users can sort and organize big data sets to provide faster access to the data most pertinent to their research.
Lenovo's TAB S8: $200 tablet with Intel processor
Lenovo announced the $199 TAB S8, the company’s first Intel-powered Android tablet.
Agencies prep for arctic oil spills
In the Arctic Shield 2014 exercise, researchers will test technologies for oil-spill remediation, emergency response, satellite communications and mapping and visualization.
Health networks show options for national data sharing
Four public sector health data networks model the components of a future national health data sharing network, according to the policy journal Health Affairs.
Library of Congress plans geospatial search engine
LOC said it needs the ability to locate, inventory, audit, index and search for geospatial information.
Leidos to produce digital maps for intelligence community
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded Leidos a contract to provide digital mapping production services.
NIST kicks off round 2 of SmartAmerica Challenge
The Global City Teams Challenge is a contest to develop advanced networking technologies to address critical community interests, including air quality, traffic management and emergency services coordination.
USGS chips away at high-res 3D map of the United States
A set of technical maps with elevation data of the entire United States would generate public safety cost savings and spawn decision support tools for flood management, agriculture and vehicle navigation, backers say.
Improved image analysis tools speed exploited children cases
New image analysis law enforcement tools supported by the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children speed the review of evidence and help agencies focus on victims of child abuse.
NASA to develop metroplex air traffic management tools
NASA awarded a $1.5 million small business contract to develop tools to optimize air traffic control systems given the complexities of growing aircraft and air traffic volumes.
Maritime test bed lets Navy validate ISR systems
Lockheed Martin has developed a new software test platform designed to mimic naval environments at sea and ashore, which will allow the company to validate sophisticated intelligence, communications and sensor systems before they are introduced in an operational environment.
Benchmark compares Hadoop systems
The Transaction Processing Performance Council's TPCx-HS benchmark was developed to provide performance, availability and energy consumption metrics of big data systems.
VA seeks toolkit to gauge health risks of veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for information on development of a clinical toolkit to help enhance its online assessment of veterans' health risks.
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