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SSA's upgrade paves way for IPv6
Agencies have until June 30 to meet the Office of Management and Budget's mandate to get their network backbones ready to handle IPv6 traffic. The Social Security Administration achieved that goal six months ago.
Brain drain?
The Internet has been rife with discussion lately about whether the nature of information exchange on the Internet is hurting the way the human mind works.
Wi-Fi Detective uncovers hidden world
The Wi-Fi Detective from StarTech.com puts an end to the laptop-balancing act. You just turn it on, stick it in your pocket, go for a walk and detect accessible Wi-Fi signals.
Vulnerability found in new Firefox browser
Vulnerability is a critical one that an attacker could exploit to execute arbitrary code on the compromised computer.
IRS upgrades online payment system
The Internal Revenue Service has added new features to its interactive online payment application that make it easier for taxpayers' authorized representatives to make changes to installment agreements.
Firefox 3 browser released
Latest version of the Mozilla Web browser features thousands of improvements.
SAML community gets its own online home
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium has established an interactive Web site to be the official resource for the Security Assertion Markup Language.
Iowa City gets broadband boost
Verizon Wireless pushed up the introduction of its broadband wireless service to provide high-speed Internet access for public safety agencies battling floods.
HP's new fleet of pro laptops
Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a broad range of next-generation laptop PCs designed to be visually appealing yet rugged and secure.
Internet2 opens HOV lanes
Cover story: Energy's ESnet supports collaborative research with on-demand, optical paths Internet2 opens HOV lanes.
On Internet2, the future is fast-forward
The Energy Department's Energy Sciences Network is growing with increased bandwidth demands. The latest generation of the network, ESnet4, is a 100 gigabits/sec optical network; DOE has projected that it would require 200 gigabits/sec by 2014.
Lessons from the cyberattacks on Estonia
GCN Interview: Estonia's permanent undersecretary of Defence talks about the lessons learned from last year's cyberattacks on the country's networks and what every country can do to protect against similar attacks.
Are you using IPv6?
This month marks the deadline for agencies to make their network backbones capable of handling IPv6 traffic.
William Jackson | Waiting for the killer app
Cybereye'commentary: IPv6 will become self-sustaining when its adoption is driven by the availability of apps that take advantage of its features.
DOE expands global science portal
An international science portal co-created by the Energy Department has expanded its scope to include connections to databases and scientific Web sites from more than 44 countries.
Cloud computing comes into focus
One of the biggest benefits cloud computing for government agencies is the ability to effectively collaborate.
Leisure time
The numerator: All the time and effort volunteers have put it into creating Wikipedia is impressive, but it is only a fraction of what the human race is capable of producing.
USGS' real-time water quality monitoring
GCN tech briefs: Few agencies are as well suited to take advantage of the geospatial capabilities of the Web as the U.S. Geological Survey. The latest example of that is the agency's new WaterQualityWatch Web site.
Wyatt Kash | Web app weak spots
Editor's Desk'commentary: The ad hoc evolution of Web applications has produced a vast array of embedded security vulnerabilities.
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