Mapsense aims to tame location data streams
The company is building tools to visualize and analyze streaming location data from smartphones and sensors.
NATO outlines IT modernization
The plan for a cloud-based future moves the 28-member organization from local to centralized service provision.
State CIOs get nudge on drone policies
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers tells state officials to put unmanned aerial systems on their radar.
Are Immigrant Entrepreneurs the Key to Local Job Creation?
Albuquerque thinks so and is trying to engage them in better ways to boost the city’s business climate.
New Jersey Reimburses Its State Employees the Least for Mileage
By comparison, Texas reimburses at the IRS standard and Colorado uses two rates for four- and two-wheel drives.
Here’s One Creative Solution to the ‘Love Lock’ Problem
While officials in Paris and New York find the romantic tradition troublesome, a Chicago suburb has found a way to embrace it.
Security tools top the list of AWS add-ons
According to a recent survey by 2nd Watch, security tools were the most popular third-party purchase for Amazon cloud deployments.
4 ways federal IT pros can help their networks – and themselves – thrive
Six nines of uptime is certainly achievable with a little bit of simplification and planning -- and a whole lot of technology and teamwork.
Air Force adds focus on open systems to info sharing BAA
The Air Force has added a new focus area to its request for a cross-domain cyber reactive information sharing solution.
Last call for 2015 GCN Awards nominations
Nominations for the 2015 GCN Awards that honor outstanding federal, state and local government IT projects are due Friday, June 5.
Partners build on-ramp for 25 gigabit Ethernet
A 25 GbE networking solution lets network administrators upgrade from 10 GbE with largely the same infrastructure for cabling.
Census launches City SDK for civic hackers
The Census Bureau’s new software development kit adds powerful tools for making the most of Census datasets at the municipal level.
This USGS Seismologist's Critical Role Explaining Earthquake Science to Californians
The San Andreas Fault can’t open into a giant chasm. And Dr. Lucy Jones will tell you why.
Here’s Where Electric Vehicle Use Is Growing Among U.S. Cities
California leads the pack of states with zero emissions vehicle programs, but large car markets, incentives and well-developed infrastructures are also factors.
To thwart password theft, the devil is in the decoys
Newly developed password manager software aims to deter hackers by surrounding the real passwords with convincing fakes.
Small biz, Sandia team on video content analytics
The team developed technology that puts a colored box around the suspicious pixels in the video, focusing the operator’s attention and weeding out extraneous video.
IPv4 addresses running out -- really
Decade-old predictions about the eventual scarcity of IPv4 addresses may soon be coming true.
A cloud lockbox to keep data secure
New Microsoft cloud efforts aim to further secure and protect customer data, while increasing transparency about the security.
Low-orbiting nanosatellite can act as ‘cellphone tower in space’
Nanosatellites in low-Earth orbit can boost communication coverage for troops in remote environments.
In Utah, Fending Off More Than 20 Million Malicious Transmissions Is Just a ‘Light Day’
For the state’s chief information security officer, protecting IT systems and sensitive information is “a game of risk management.”
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