How far can virtual worlds go in improving the real one?
Computer modeling simulations are getting increasingly fine-grained, with plans to produce a nearly omniscient view of the Earth. But can they account for the human factor?
California.gov: A front door to state agencies
State's site combines topic areas with links to local directories.
NASA.gov: The outer reaches of cyberspace
Agency's site builds on user feedback to expand its audience.
Maine.gov: A site for the independent-minded
State's portal gives easy online access to 'walk-in' services.
LouisvilleKy.gov: A site with the right priorities
City's site puts the business of government first with visitors.
Microsoft announces launch of 'Office 365 for education'
Microsoft shared additional details about its next-generation Live@edu service offering for the education market this week.
5 cyber threats to watch out for this year
Security pros see danger for 2011 in the proliferation of mobile consumer devices, sophisticated malware and the expansion of political conflict into cyberspace. On the brighter side, better law enforcement and the cloud might help make things better.
NIST: National ID is not part of 'identity ecosystem'
The website hosted by NIST explains plans for an “identity ecosystem” to enable secure online transactions while preserving privacy, and counters fears about a national Internet ID.
Schools find savings in moving to Microsoft's Live@edu
The cloud-based e-mail service has gained 4 million new student users worldwide over the last three months.
House websites moving to Drupal platform
The House is transitioning to the Drupal open-source content management platform for its 520 websites.
What's right and what's wrong with IT reform plans
The CIO Council's plan for reforming IT management offers significant improvements but is weak in a few areas.
Scientists' plan for real-time virtual Earth would simulate...everything
The Living Earth Simulator will model all human and natural activity on the planet to predict future man-made and natural disasters.
$1B NSA 'spy' center underway in Utah
The cyber intelligence data center being built in Utah will gather and aggregate data on a variety of cyber threats and help defend Defense Department and civilian government networks.
IT programs among the targets for DOD budget cuts
Reductions to personnel, IT and major weapons programs are DOD's plans for cutting costs, which include consolidating data centers and moving to an enterprise e-mail system.
Can agencies cut 800 data centers? Maybe, but here's what's in the way.
Agency managers might find it easier meeting the administration’s “cloud first” mandates than achieving some of the data center consolidation goals in OMB IT reform plan, which face significant challenges.
Microsoft investigating IE, FTP security vulnerabilities
Microsoft's security team announced late last month that it is investigating two proof-of-concept flaws in Microsoft's Web-related software.
IT consolidation on the menu in cash-strapped Minn.
A legislative commission's recommendations include the use of shared services and the consolidation of IT operations, utility services and specialized applications.
NATO, IBM working to show merits of IT integration in the cloud
Agencies could learn from NATO's test cloud.
Cloud lessons IT shops can learn from each other
GSA, which plans to move its employees to a cloud-based e-mail system, could learn from Los Angeles' experience, an analyst says.
The WikiLeaks lesson? It’s classified.
WikiLeaks didn't reveal much in the way of truly sensitive State Department information, but the kerfuffle over leaked documents did shed a revealing light on the government's policies for classifying documents.
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