New U.S.-ICANN pact takes step foward to Internet emancipation
The new agreement under which ICANN will run the Internet’s domain name and addressing system is part of an evolution away from U.S. stewardship of the global network, increasing the role of other nations but not eliminating the United States' “special role” in Internet governance.
Feds offer White House plenty of ideas on budget-cutting
The Save.Gov Web site launched by the White House soliciting ideas on how to cut spending in the 2011 budget has drawn more than 10,000 suggestions in its first week.
NSF commissions supercomputer to visualize ever-larger data sets
The 2,048-core system, nicknamed Longhorn, will be capable of 20.7 trillion floating-point operations per second, will help researchers keep pace with the explosive rate of data production, TACC officials said.
Cut the cords to storage networking
Agencies running stand-alone Fibre Channel-based Storage Area Networks may be able to reduce the amount of cabling snaking through their data centers, thanks to an emerging converged network protocol named Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
Fusion center approach could be effective in other areas
The fusion center approach used in antiterrorism operations could also be applied to other civilian uses, such as bridge and road monitoring and electronic business reporting.
Google finds way to bypass Internet Explorer browser
Google introduced a coding plug-in for Web site developers that instructs Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers to use Google Chrome technologies.
Denial-of-service-attack worries dominate Cisco patching
If the latest semiannual round of security advisories from Cisco are any indication, DOS attacks continue to be a serious — and largely unsolvable — problem for networks.
Social media and government
For the first time, online traffic to government Web sites in the United Kingdom from social-networking sites and forums has surpassed the amount of traffic the government sites received from news and media sites.
How OpenID can lighten the load on user authentication schemes
By partnering with OpenID, the federal government plans to take advantage of authentication platforms in the commercial and open-source sectors to give users a single account for government services that are not sensitive in nature.
GSA doesn't expect overnight success with apps store
Following the lead of Amazon, the General Services Administration has gotten into the online sales business, launching a storefront operation called Apps.gov that resells online information technology services.
The revolution behind Apps.gov
Apps.gov certainly won’t earn the kind of fame Apple has gained with its app store. But within the world of government, it could prove to be just as revolutionary.
Congressman uses social media to collect health care reform feedback
Republican Rep. John Culberson of Texas is using technology from SharedBook to invite his constituents to participate in, comment on and debate a pending health care bill in the House of Representatives.
5 lessons from DOD's cloud computing efforts
The Defense Department has taken the federal lead in deployed cloud computing solutions. Let’s look at four examples of DOD’s cloud efforts and five lessons other agencies can learn from the department’s experience.
When nanoseconds matter, these products can help
Network time-synchronization products from Symmetricom and Napatech keep time straight across Ethernet and Internet Protocol networks.
Safe and sound in the cloud
With the Obama administration signaling that agencies should prepare to move rapidly toward the cloud computing model, the good news, writes Venkatapathi Puvvada, is that cloud computing and security do not have to be mutually exclusive concepts.
Government has an opportunity -- and the obligation -- to ensure that IPv6 products work securely
The current status of IPv6 networking in no way ensures security, but agencies can begin working with vendors now to ensure that better security is built in by the time the new protocols are in general use.
Standards body issues draft advisory on maintaining open government data
While building out publicly facing data repositories, government agencies should separate the user interface layer from the data being presented, the World Wide Web Consortium says in a draft report on maintaining open government data.
Agiliance adds Privacy Manager to risk and compliance suite
New tool helps organizations track, report and comply with stringent privacy reporting requirements.
Security will not come naturally with IPv6
The new version of the Internet Protocols is not inherently more secure than the current IPv4 now in use, but the transition to IPv6 offers opportunities for improving security, experts say.
Google readies government cloud offering
Google's government cloud offering will offer Google Apps in a dedicated environment within undisclosed Google facilities in the United States.
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