IE 8 XSS vulnerability to get fixed in June
Microsoft is preparing a security update in June for the IE XSS filter in Internet Explorer 8.
Decision on using persistent cookies coming soon, Fed CIO says
OMB could make a decision by next month on whether federal agencies can use persistent cookies on their Web sites.
Underground lab could help address modern science queries
The high-speed Internet2 research backbone linked a Washington audience with a mile-deep South Dakota mine being considered by the National Science Foundation for a national deep underground lab.
GSA launches a short-URL service people just might trust
Go.USA.gov lets registered federal employees convert long government Web-page addresses into short URLs that can fit into a Twitter-size message.
State Department social network in the works
The State Department will be launching its own social network for employees and diplomatic officials.
Agency IT gets greener with promotional carbon credits
Federal agencies are benefitting from a program that allows agency IT departments to purchase new data servers and receive offsetting carbon emissions credits.
Satisfaction with Gov Web sites remains strong
The Obama administration's Open Government Initiative spurs increase in satisfaction, ForeSee Report says.
Microsoft set to release ADFS 2.0
Upcoming federated ID management technology promises to improve authentication across both server and cloud.
Study finds a widening gap between best, worst congressional Web sites
The Congressional Management Foundation rated all 620 congressional Web sites on anywhere from 49 to 93 criteria and found what it called a digital divide on the Hill: The most common grades were A and F.
GSA readies acquisition of cloud infrastructure services
After a false start earlier this year, GSA is laying the final groundwork for a fast-track acquisition of cloud computing infrastructure services.
E.T. phone me: Join the search for alien life
GCN Lab director John Breeden is bookmarking SETI’s Web site that will let anyone try to read the sounds of the cosmos.
Cloud adoption on the rise, but new report highlights trouble spots
A new survey of federal leaders paints an early picture of which applications are migrating to cloud computing. But limited awareness and trust remain big hurdles for agencies.
Standard approach to computing spells doom for data centers
The established mentality of standardizing on inefficient platforms is killing our data centers and networks in terms of power, space, and cooling, says Criterion HPS President Mike Dillard, former chairman of the CIA’s Information Policy Board. Unless organizations better tune their systems, no power grid will be able to support the massive amounts of processing and data crunching that is coming.
Microsoft belittles Google Docs upgrade
Google's announcement that it had improved its Google Docs Web apps drew ridicule from a Microsoft official.
Lessons from Google attacks could help US bolster cyber defense
The United States has stepped up its responses to advanced threats such as those used in the recent Aurora attacks, from which the cybersecurity community has learned lessons, said McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt.
Nations agree to global data center metrics
A consortium of international interests has chosen a standardized energy efficiency metric.
Microsoft's Kin phones tie the world together
Microsoft unveils the Kin phone, centered around social networking.
For agencies, cloud's future lies between hype and reality
The technology is there and security is rapidly improving, but agencies now must decide if they're ready for the dramatic changes cloud computing can bring.
Google rolling out richer Web apps
Google updated its codebase and added features that make Google Docs richer and more collaborative.
Silverlight 4 officially launched
Microsoft releases shipping version of Silverlight 4 with a focus on ease and speed of development.
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