IT cost-cutting estimates add up
MeritTalk, an online community for government IT, workforce and policy leaders concluded that the government can save $23.6 billion through open-source applications, virtualization and cloud computing.
GIS tools never looked better
New tools in Google Earth and other geospatial platforms promise to dramatically expand government’s ability to visually communicate vast amounts of data.
Hackers target IE7
Software security firm Trend Micro has reported that hackers are targeting a hole in Internet Explorer 7 that Microsoft addressed in the security patch it issued last week.
Energy completes science network upgrade
The Energy Department has completed an upgrade of its network for sharing scientific data among its labs and academic institutions, just in time to start receiving data from the world's largest particle accelerator.
Intellipedia suffers midlife crisis
U.S. intelligence agencies' internal wiki struggles to make a permanent home in the spy agencies, according to one of its evangelists.
IT planning toolkit now supports Windows 7
Microsoft has followed up on the release of its Windows 7 Beta by rolling out another build of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit.
Bad economy could be good for cloud computing
A weakened economy will serve as a catalyst to push enterprises from on-premise computing to accessing services over the Internet cloud, according to Microsoft business strategist Doug Hauser.
NOAA launches online library of marine sanctuaries
The National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library database is fully searchable by keyword, category and location.
Critical IE, Exchange Server patches coming
Microsoft's February slate of security bulletins includes two "critical" and two "important" software updates for Internet Explorer and Exchange Server.
Patrick Pizzella | GovBenefits.gov: E-government vision realized
Since its inception in 2002, GovBenefits.gov has streamlined the benefits process, saving time for millions of people while connecting them with available benefits.
Technology news in brief
Security evaluation for first high-performance version of Linux; NIST provides funding for research on infrastructure monitoring; and Microsoft extends public availability of Windows 7 Beta.
Online textbook project is an educational experience
The leaders of Virginia's effort to create an online physics textbook are learning some valuable lessons.
Rip, mix and burn this book
Virginia has launched a pilot program in which a handful of educators and scientists are writing an online physics textbook that will be available for any teacher to use, share and adapt for free.
Vinton Cerf | Internet forecast calls for clouds
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, now with Google, discusses the challenges for government IT, the next steps in cloud computing and the importance of open standards.
Mashup city
D.C.'s Apps for Democracy program shows new ways to use government data — and new ways to get apps built.
16 Rules for using social media networks
The basic do's and don'ts for government workers taking part in social networking and microblogging sites.
Energy Department procures 20 petaflop computer
DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration has tapped IBM to build a supercomputer that will be almost 20 times more powerful than today's fastest supercomputer.
NOAA uses Google Earth to take you down to the sea
NOAA is supplying images, geospatial data and video on the Earth’s oceans for the latest version of the Google application.
NASA launches Google Mars
Google Mars 3D gives users a view of the planet Red Planet from the Mars rovers, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and other probes orbiting the Red Planet.
Testing begins for Vista SP2 Release Candidate
Microsoft has advanced to the next testing phase for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems by issuing Release Candidate "Escrow"-build versions of Service Pack 2.
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