Homeland Security tops FISMA scorecard. How do they do it?
The Department of Homeland Security earns top scores in FISMA compliance, thanks in part to the continuous monitoring program built by the department's Office of Inspector General.
Software streamlines compliance reporting
Delphix Compliance Engine helps agencies meet changing security and compliance regulations.
Army tests commercial networking tech for the battlefield
4G LTE infrastructure is part of a new collection of advanced commercial technologies, including first responder capabilities and Wi-Fi for command posts tested at this spring's Network Integration Evaluation.
Is unit testing of software a waste of time?
The integration of testing into the coding part of the development lifecycle is a good thing, but don't go too far by fostering a brute-force, test-first and test-everything approach.
Alabama court rules against its tape backup
A U.S. District Court sped the access and retrieval of case and business files by switching out antiquated tape backup for a disk-based system that eliminated long backup and restore routines.
Mobile forensics tools hammer out evidence
Proprietary and open source forensic tools are helping law enforcement extract evidence from mobile devices and even recover data that has been deleted.
IBM's Watson to supercharge personal medical app
GenieMD, one of three winners of IBM's Watson Mobile Developer Challenge, aims to tap the supercomputer to provide sophisticated analysis and information to health care queries.
Unmanned convoy passes second driving demo
The Army’s Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System successfully completed the latest round of tests validating the concept of driverless military-truck convoys.
Foreign Service seeks multi-language flashcard app
The State Department's Foreign Service Institute seeks to supplement its classroom and online language training with a multi-language flashcard application that allows students to study from a variety of devices.
States stagger toward cooperation on FirstNet project
A quarter of states have not gotten involved in active planning for the FirstNet public safety network; more than half are collecting data to use in their planning efforts.
Consortium tests tools for earthquake response
This week the Central United States Earthquake Consortium will test communications, situational awareness, resource management, transportation and private sector integration.
Can digital forensics keep up with smartphone tech?
Smartphones provide a wealth of evidence for forensics investigators, but the escalating number and variety of mobile devices coupled with a growing case backlog has put digital forensics development to the test.
Agencies work to close mobile security, connectivity gaps
The demands of security and connectivity are the two major challenges confronting agencies as they roll out mobile networks, government IT executives say.
Smartphones before the court: Searchable wallets or pocket PCs?
There are tools and techniques law enforcement can use to get data from a smartphone, but the question of when police can search a phone remains to be decided.
DARPA's Plan X tech visualizes battle's cyber effects
Plan X's 3D touch table and Oculus Rift will help military planners assess the cyber battlefield.
New tech drives DOD's geospatial spending
An industry analysis firm sees growth driven by advanced geospatial products and a strong demand for 3D geospatial technology.
Last call for comments on Keccak encryption
The public will weigh in on NIST's choice of new a secure hash algorithm developed in response to advances in techniques for breaking of federal document encryption standards.
As FOIA requests surge, EPA readies e-discovery toolkit
EPA is preparing a set of off-the-shelf tools to help it collect information relevant to litigation, FOIA requests or congressional inquiries.
High-speed encryption solutions protect data anywhere
SafeNet announced a range of high-speed encryption products to help enterprises protect sensitive data as it moves between data centers and across networks.
Cutting off identity-based fraud at the source
Government could mitigate identity fraud at local motor vehicle departments by instituting authentication solutions backed by a combination of internal and external databases.
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