Is the public safety community ready for new 911 location rules?
The FCC is proposing location requirements for the first time on cellular 911 calls made indoors, but even if carriers deliver, the data Public Safety Answering Points will need upgrades to use it.
Idaho takes credit card payments on Android devices
Idaho OnTheGo allows state, county and city employees anywhere in the state to take credit and debit card payments on Android devices, even where there is no cell or Wi-Fi service.
NREL calls up down-and-out robot to science big leagues
A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reprogrammed a furniture-building robot to test the hoses that hydrogen-powered vehicles will use when refueling.
Satellite imagery provider gets nod to sell higher res images
U.S. intelligence organizations are supporting DigitalGlobe's bid to sell higher-resolution satellite images, which would put crisper pictures in more hands.
DigitalGov Search delivers real-time analytics, better results
The newly launched open source search stack lets GSA’s DigitalGov Search perform real-time analytics and create dashboards to monitor Web search trends.
Massachusetts invests in open cloud project, big data
A $3 million capital investment in the Massachusetts Open Cloud project will help the commonwealth create a new public cloud computing infrastructure to spur big data innovation.
DHS expands animal disease surveillance project
Phase II of the Enhanced Passive Surveillance project will expand the types of animals tracked and increase the user base.
The IT domino effect: First big data, then mobility, cloud…
Anyone who manages IT systems knows technology change can have a domino effect across an entire organization. Be prepared for the influx of new data and new devices.
IBM offers big data technology to federal healthcare
IBM announced new investments in its US Federal Healthcare Practice, adding big data programs for advanced clinical care and data management.
In virtual town of Alphaville, students prep for cyber sieges
Alphaville is part of the Michigan Cyber Range, a network and classroom training environment designed to prepare IT managers on cybersecurity attacks and defenses.
Takeaways from Verizon's data breach report
Despite all of the fervor and money that's being directed at government cybersecurity, a more immediately effective remedy might be to tighten up on information handling processes and procedures and general data hygiene.
Most secure Web programming language? It depends.
Whether a website was built with new or legacy programming languages, the security risk is about the same, according to a new website security report.
NIST drops crypto algorithm
Comments on trustworthiness of cryptographic keys developed with Dual_EC_DRBG causes the standards agency to recommend against its use.
10 ways to address KVM switch vulnerabilities
Best practices are emerging that allow government security pros to address desktop security through secure KVM switch solutions.
VA seeks GIS to track and treat outbreaks, chronic disease
The Veterans Affairs Department issued a request for information for a geographic information system to help track outbreaks and chronic disease in veterans and improve overall care.
Partnership yields new weather stations, irrigation scheduling app
A pilot crop water conservation project developed by Anheuser-Busch, the Bureau of Reclamation and two state universities will mean improved water efficiency for Idaho Falls area barley growers.
Buzzword engineering, or the curse of Nicholas Carr
A good technical advisor can keep government managers from the consequences of ‘buzzword engineering.’
Insider threats add pressure for real-time fixes to workforce risks
The Snowden and Wikileaks affairs, as well as potential threats from other insiders, has ratcheted up the urgency for a near-real-time analytic approach to government insider workforce risks.
Washington county consolidates 911 systems
Pierce County, Wash., creates South Sound 911, an 'interlocal agency' consolidating 911 and dispatch, records and technology services across 22 fire and 16 police departments.
Social Security to step up fraud detection with predictive analytics
Agency is dedicated to building data analytics that would help SSA workers detect and prevent scams.
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