FEMA's planned disaster game should pull no punches
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Legacy Interactive are looking for ideas for the online 'Disaster Hero' game. John Breeden II, GCN Lab Director and avid gamer, says kids and others will learn more if the game isn't sugarcoated.
New tech tracks space debris
New technology allows tracking of space junk without supercomputers.
Monster.com out to help state and local jobseekers
Monster.com has launched several initiatives with state and local governments to connect jobseekers with potential local employers.
Magellan explores the cloud as a research tool
The Energy Department is exploring the effectiveness of cloud computing for scientific research in its Magellan program.
Exploit the cloud, but save your data
Indiana Department of Natural Resources uses Caspio's platform as a service to allow searches of its records while keeping all of its data in-house -- only the index resides in the cloud.
NASA's new frontiers in Web site design
NASA takes home a Webby Award for its Home and City site that details all the everyday technologies that grew out of the space program. The Air Force, Census Bureau and San Ramon, Calif., Fire Department also were honored.
Florida site catches what the Census missed
The cloud-based platform will become a redistricting tool next year, using Census data collected this year.
Philadelphia takes GIS to the city limits
Having consolidated systems across the city, Philadelphia is now bringing geographic information systems tools to nearly all its departments.
Lessons from the private cloud
Ahmed Mahmoud, chief information officer of AMD, which has run a private cloud for about 10 years, talks about his experiences with data movement, latency, licensing and security issues.
BP spill's lessons about data and transparency
The Gulf oil spill holds lessons about how perspective affects data and how we can apply those lessons to Data.gov, the online repository of federal government data.
Data center consolidation improves cross-agency cooperation
The federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative emerges as an enabler of information sharing across government.
GSA plans e-mail system revamp
GSA plans to revamp its enterprise e-mail system, and the RFP details some major changes in the works.
Flatten your network to consolidate data centers
Network consolidation -- "flattening" -- is not the only component, but it is a key element of simplifying data center operations and improving data center performance, some industry experts say.
Military likely to shun iPhone
As the military continues its search for the best battlefield smart phone, it’s looking increasingly doubtful that the iPhone will be a contender.
Global science portal goes multilingual
WorldWideScience site now offers search results in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and others, in addition to English.
Free Microsoft Office web apps available
Microsoft launched its free Windows Live versions of Office Web Apps on Monday.
Who owns data in the cloud? The answer could get tricky.
Everyone involved in a panel discussion on cloud computing this week acknowledged the need to raise the level of trust in public clouds. Agencies need to be confident that government data is properly secured within the U.S. and can be, if necessary, properly destroyed. But how to do it?
House committee wants answers on cloud progress
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is examining the benefits and challenges of a governmentwide transition to cloud computing, seeking information about government progress from the General Services Administration by June 18.
Open-source tools aid Microsoft Outlook access
Microsoft reseases a set of technical documentation and tools that allow enhanced access to Outlook files by government agencies.
Calling all entrepreneurs: Your country needs you
Government is harnessing the power of entrepreneurial development to expand access to and increase the value of government information.
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