Microsoft joins fight against Google's planned ITA purchase
Microsoft is now a member of a coalition of companies that is battling against Google's plans to acquire Cambridge, Mass.-based ITA Software.
iPhone users get government search, 'snitch' apps
Two iPhone applications from GSA and DHS provide search functionality of government websites or allow you to report suspicious activity.
Why electronic birth-to-death file is inevitable for SSA
An advisory panel to the Social Security Administration strongly recommends expanding the agency's electronic transactions.
Making sense of SOA
The Open Group has released a technical standard to develop and foster a common understanding of service-oriented architecture concepts and terminology between business analysts and information technology practitioners within organizations.
Agile development efforts at 2 agencies running hot and cold
The government's early agile efforts are well intentioned but miss the mark, reviewers say.
Which smart phone bests the rest?
By the end of 2010, it's likely that Android will have surpassed the iPhone in U.S. market share, becoming the second-most popular smart phone platform, and on its way to becoming No. 1 sometime next year.
XML the Rx for sharing health data, panel says
A White House panel is recommending widespread adoption and use of Extensible Markup Language in health care to make it easier to exchange data.
Army's plan to modernize intell rides on the cloud
The Army intends to push vast amounts of the intelligence data it collects to a cloud environment.
Most wanted: Tech jobs for 2011 ranked
Robert Half reveals the technology jobs most in demand next year.
Pay freeze could be limited to a year
Federal employees facing a salary freeze could get a respite if lawmakers are able to persuade colleagues to limit their actions, reports Federal Computer Week.
NOAA rescues Civil War-era coastal charts, now available online
Rescue project makes historical collection of U.S. coastal charts available online in searchable NOAA database.
Test lab guide for Exchange 2010 SP1 released
Microsoft has issued a guide for setting up a lab testing environment for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1.
DOD creates fun and games for acquisition education
A new casual gaming site launched this week by the Defense Acquisition University lets users learn about logistics in a fun way.
The top 10 products of 2010
The GCN Lab picks the best of the best from the products it reviewed this year. Any of these superstar products will serve well in the office, and do it better than other products in its class.
Border Protection upgrades communications with advanced tech
Science Applications International Corp. will upgrade communications systems for the Homeland Security Department's Customs and Border Protection unit, reports David Hubler in Washington Technology.
Opalis now runs on Windows Server 2008
Microsoft has announced that its Opalis 6.3 software can now run on Windows Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft still fighting patent infringement loss
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a notice that it will hear Microsoft's appeal concerning the i4i patent case.
The weaknesses in WiMax and what you can do about them
Agencies deploying systems using the WiMax standards for wireless networking need to be aware of the threats and security features built into the products, and NIST has released its recommendations for securing WiMax.
On Thanksgiving, fed IT leaders count their blessings
We asked your colleagues what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving.
You want the data? You can't handle the data!
Executives in government and industry are being overwhelmed by a sea of data, according to a survey conducted in August by Kelton Research and announced this week.
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