Gamifying healthy behavior in the workplace
HHS's Project Boundary uses an indoor ecosystem of proximity beacons that send context-appropriate triggers to users via their cellphones to encourage healthy behaviors within the workplace.
NOAA charts course toward open nautical data
This summer, NOAA's Coast Survey office plans to offer a new service that will make it easier for application developers to use NOAA charts in their products.
Successful software projects are no accident
Best-in-class government IT projects share common traits that agencies can use to ensure success.
FCC tackles data mobility across 200 legacy systems
The Federal Communications Commission wants to ensure efforts now underway to redesign hundreds of legacy systems will support data mobility.
Smaller Toughpads get voice connectivity
Panasonic announced two fully rugged, 5-inch enterprise-class handheld tablets for mobile professionals.
Commerce secretary pledges full embrace of open data
The Commerce Department's acting deputy secretary pledges to put more useful data into the hands of business and industry.
Visualization helps Medicaid examine state health trends
The Alabama Medicaid Agency is using a visual analytics tool from SAS that helps analysts quickly find patterns and explore trends in the state's population health data.
What’s cooking at 18F
Summaries of a few recent projects from the digital services delivery group.
HP debuts IT systems fit for public sector demand
HP announced mobile devices and virtual workstation technology the company says meet the demands of its government customers.
Army tests commercial networking tech for the battlefield
4G LTE infrastructure is part of a new collection of advanced commercial technologies, including first responder capabilities and Wi-Fi for command posts tested at this spring's Network Integration Evaluation.
Is unit testing of software a waste of time?
The integration of testing into the coding part of the development lifecycle is a good thing, but don't go too far by fostering a brute-force, test-first and test-everything approach.
Foreign Service seeks multi-language flashcard app
The State Department's Foreign Service Institute seeks to supplement its classroom and online language training with a multi-language flashcard application that allows students to study from a variety of devices.
Consortium tests tools for earthquake response
This week the Central United States Earthquake Consortium will test communications, situational awareness, resource management, transportation and private sector integration.
Smartphones before the court: Searchable wallets or pocket PCs?
There are tools and techniques law enforcement can use to get data from a smartphone, but the question of when police can search a phone remains to be decided.
New tech drives DOD's geospatial spending
An industry analysis firm sees growth driven by advanced geospatial products and a strong demand for 3D geospatial technology.
Intergraph I/CAD update puts agencies on path to next-gen 911
The latest version of Intergraph's computer-aided dispatch software, I/CAD 9.3, integrates voice, text and data.
US, Honduras to test hurricane response simulation
In a joint exercise this week the United States and Honduras will test the performance of GeoSHAPE, a tool that maps emergency service and resources locations during a simulated hurricane.
Amtrak seeks faster Wi-Fi for Northeast trains
The railroad service is looking for a dedicated, wireless trackside network that provides a high-capacity, broadband-speed Internet connection between Washington and Boston.
Unisys tool helps police solve evidence puzzle
Unisys U-LEAF platform helps investigators quickly document and log evidence and intelligence related to criminal investigations with a single, browser-based interface.
FAA details next steps in NextGen progress
The Federal Aviation Agency is "on cusp of finishing" several key programs that underpin NextGen, its Next Generation Air Transportation System that aims to migrate America's air traffic control system to smarter, satellite-based and digital technologies.
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