Evans: No new IT guidelines from current administration
Instead, OMB is preparing for the transition of the next administration.
The case for e-discovery
A federal court ruling makes clear that in the event of a lawsuit, agency IT departments must be prepared to produce pertinent documents'including wikis, blogs and other Web 2.0 content. Having a framework for e-discovery can help make sure you can find them.
Protecting network ports
North Carolina authority uses Webgate security appliance to filter online traffic.
Keep it simple, see?
When choosing a security gateway: 'Look for simplicity,' and a company that provides support to minimize any pain in setting it up.
Harvest time
Five federal, educational and private archiving organizations have partnered to crawl the Web, gathering data from sites in the .gov domain to create an end-of-term snapshot for posterity.
NARA: Preserving Web records is up to each agency
The National Archives and Records Administration leaves it up to each agency to decide, with the help of NARA's guidance, which Web records to preserve.
The Army learns to share
The Army has issued a set of knowledge management principles to give its personnel a better idea of how to effectively share information.
New law brings 911 services into Internet Age
FCC issues rules implementing 911 requirements for wireless VOIP.
ForceField brings virtualization to the masses
GCN Lab review: ZoneAlarm ForceField uses virtualization technology to keep your PC safe from malicious code and other monsters that lurk on the Web.
Think tank launches center on Internet policy issues
The Progress and Freedom Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, has launched the Center for Internet Freedom to advocate a market-based approach to Internet policy debates.
A team effort against ID theft
The U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Marshals Service have joined a consortium of academic institutions and corporate entities to combat identity theft and other identity management problems.
McAfee's anti-cybercrime initiative
IT security firm McAfee Inc. has launched a comprehensive anti-cybercrime initiative that includes a response unit to assist victims of crime and grants for nonprofits that address cybercrime.
Not much traffic for IPv6 networks
Telecommunication service providers have their networks ready for IPv6 traffic, yet they are seeing little customer demand from agencies or other large organizations.
Danger lurks behind social networking
Malware disguised as social networking tops new list of emerging security threats.
Get ready for FDsys
GPO's Federal Digital System marks next generation of managing official government documents in digital formats.
ForceField brings virtualization to the masses
GCN Lab Review: ZoneAlarm ForceField uses virtualization technology to keep your PC safe from malicious code and other monsters that lurk on the Web.
Now showing: OpenOffice.org 3.0
At first glance, the suite seems like a more polished OpenOffice.org 2.0, but many of the shortcomings present in older versions of OpenOffice.org have been fixed.
Alabama's layered approach
Virtual Alabama grows into a powerful geospatial platform used by state, local and federal organizations.
IAE takes its own advice
GSA's Office of Acquisition Systems streamlines government procurement with the Integrated Acquisition Environment.
Working knowledge
With Intellipedia and other services, ODNI takes data sharing in the intelligence community to a level never seen before.
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