DARPA to mine 'big code' to improve software reliability
By combining principles of big data analytics with software analysis, DARPA wants to make significant advances in the way software is built, debugged, verified, maintained and understood.
Challenges made easy: GSA offers crowdsourcing competition tool
GSA has developed a Web-based challenge-building tool to help agencies build their own external, public-facing crowdsourcing competitions.
Too many folders? Limits could slow Exchange migrations
Microsoft's newest mail server technologies support a maximum of 10,000 public folders, which might not be enough for larger enterprises.
Wearable camera for police gets video up close and personal
Lightweight wearable cameras gather high-quality video for police in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and a secure database on the back end provides evidence-grade management.
Maryland Transit opts for video surveillance system
The MTA plans to install an advanced video surveillance program that is expected to improve security and cut costs.
LEDs light the way… and collect city data
Sensors in LED streetlights can track power consumption, temperature, movement of the fixture, vibrations and ambient light – a data bonanza for cities.
GSA renews satellite-based training network contract
GSA renews Hughes' contract for the Government Education and Training Network, which provides distance learning via satellite communications.
What's next for predictive analytics?
Increasingly, the technology is being used for retention analysis, fraud detection, medical diagnosis and risk assessment in both the public and private sectors.
Forecast warms for El Niño monitoring system
After reports surfaced that El Nino forecasts were losing accuracy due to lack of data, the National Weather Service announced it would repair 70 towering buoys used to track El Niño and La Niña patterns.
IBM nurtures mainframe workforce with world championship
Regional competitions engaged 68,000 students in 33 countries who have learned the skills to manage mainframe enterprise platforms.
USGS to merge National Atlas and National Map programs
The National Atlas of the United States and the National Map will be combined into a single platform.
Mindfully mobile: Follow basic BYOD hygiene
Most agencies already have technology and policies in place to limit damage from an unprotected or misplaced device. Here are a few quick measures that can help make BYOD feasible for government agencies.
GSA retools contract management system
GSA restructures its System for Award Management and plans a road map to common services for handling acquisitions -- all in an open and user-centric environment.
Survey: Organizations seek better data governance tools
A Rand Secure Data survey found that archiving, backup and ediscovery systems don't always meet expectations.
Stop the fear mongering over ICD-10: It's just another taxonomy
The complaints about the upgrade to ICD-10 health care codes illustrate common misconceptions about the organization and characteristics of big data sets.
Montana to link K-12 transcript data to universities
The project will inform policy decisions at the state level, support college and career planning, as well as facilitate the transition for K-12 students to college.
Analytics tool tracks higher-ed classroom performance
Connect Insight, a mobile analytics tool, helps instructors visualize how individual students are performing relative to their peers.
Agencies mobilize for offline field employees
The Department of Agriculture developed a collection of mobile solutions for field employees who work in offline environments.
NWS poised for flood season with sharper tools for mapping risk
The National Weather Service has a number of tools to help gauge the risk of seasonal flooding, including maps that show both landscape elevations and water depth.
7 steps to unified comm – and control over mobility services
One approach to gaining control over mobile technology management is unified communications, which can centralize and integrate tools such as VoIP, chat, collaboration, video conferencing and social media.
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