Cyber war fever — Catch it!
Whether or not the threat is overhyped, Washington is worried about the prospect of cyber warfare, and it is an issue that needs to be addressed at the highest levels of government.
Bright ideas abounded during VA innovation contest
The Veterans Affairs Department's recent innovation contest attracted a high percentage of employees, says CTO Peter Levin.
Agency data management plan doesn’t fly, GAO says
The FAA is preparing to use more data in its risk management, but the efforts fall short, a new report says.
Army steps up data center consolidation after imposing server moratorium
The Army's effort at data center consolidation is in step with today’s announcement from President Barack Obama that all federal agencies must consolidate and reduce data centers.
Microsoft's new TFS 2010 template is pure Scrum
With Team Foundation Server 2010, Agile project management is greatly improved. Scrum developers now have another option. Microsoft announced a new Scrum process template at Tech Ed.
Army pulls back on enterprise e-mail initiative
The Army is putting on hold its plans to pursue an enterprise-wide e-mail system and calling an about-face on the project.
Try a tablet that acts like a book.
GCN’s Trudy Walsh is intrigued by the Kno, a prototype dual-screen tablet.
The political hurdle to data center consolidation
Cultural and political challenges often get in the way of efforts by federal and state organizations to consolidate data centers, according to chief information officers speaking at the Government Technology Research Alliance Meeting.
Flash: New Android release offers what Apple won't
Version 2.2. of Google's Android operating system has added Flash, which Apple has resisted allowing on the iPhone, and tethering, which the iPhone doesn't yet have.
J.K. Rowling, eat your heart out: NIST updates a bestseller
After a decade of preparation, NIST has released the updated "Handbook of Mathematical Functions," accompanied by its companion online version, the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions.
NFL technology is in play on the battlefield
The idea of the military tapping replay technology used by the National Football League to manage the fast-growing volume of battlefield video shouldn’t be overturned, GCN Lab director John Breeden writes.
DOD aims to slash budget by $100B to pay for war
The Defense Department is looking to trim $100 billion over the next five years from existing programs, allocating those funds to combat operations and capabilities.
In the broadband Olympics, US is not in the running
Ookla's Net Index compiles download diagnostics from around the world and lists the top speeds by country, city and state.
First look: Red Hat 6 built for the long haul
We recently had the ability to review the initial Beta of Red Hat 6.0 and found the improvements encouraging, to say the least.
Wireless-N routers ready for prime time
With standards finally in place, the GCN Lab looks at four inexpensive 802.11n wireless routers that are ready to deliver for workgroups of varying sizes.
Putting 802.11n routers to the test
The GCN Lab puts new wireless routers through their paces, checking for speed, distance, and ability to handle multiple users and standards.
HHS starts sharing health care data
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a program that makes raw health data from HHS available to the public to use in innovative applications.
Library of Congress aids geospatial data preservation
The Library of Congress and Columbia University are creating a Web-based information hub to provide best practices, tools, methods and services to assist organizations in preserving geospatial data.
Are Google Apps and Microsoft headed for a showdown?
Google Apps is poised to challenge Microsoft's share of the federal IT market.
Microsoft should get a tablet partner, report says
Microsoft's Windows consumer empire is at stake if it doesn't quickly find a tablet device manufacturing partner.
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