Bookless library foreshadows next-gen students, learning technologies
A Texas county's plans for a bookless library underscores the point that research, training and teaching methods must be redesigned for new technologies or learners will disconnect.
Army team sets a standard for developing mobile learning apps
Having developed 77 apps since 2009, the Sustainment Center of Excellence team offers some lessons learned.
Illinois prisons escape mainframe, move to CRM
The state's Department of Corrections moves from a 1980s mainframe system to cloud-based Microsoft Offender 360 for managing inmates and parolees statewide.
Air Force project could 'transform' supercomputing
Virginia Tech team plans multidisciplinary approach to low-power computing in simulating tiny unmanned aircraft.
Knock it down, ultrabook gets right back up
Dell's Latitude 6430u is small and relatively light, but it has the armor to withstand our rugged tests and the power to do most jobs.
Curb spear phishing? Separate bots from browsers
A Sandia researcher has developed algorithms that separate robotic Web crawlers from people using browsers, a first step toward identifying spear-phishing sources and targets.
Agencies face a learning curve to get to mLearning
Mobile learning has great potential as an educational tool, and it will be around for the long haul, but building platforms and apps isn't as easy as you might think.
5 steps to a secure, multitenant private cloud
As agencies move toward consolidated, unified data centers and private clouds, Cisco offers an outline on how to get there.
NSTIC opens next round of grants for secure ID technology
Project would use public-private partnerships to create easier, more secure authentication that would support online government services and commercial transactions.
Security flaw opens locked iPhone
Agencies beware: A flaw in iOS 6.1 and some earlier versions allows someone to bypass the phone's screen lock and gain access to voice functions and contact lists.
The state of the union for 3D printing is strong
If there were any doubts about the potential for this quirky, fascinating technology, its place in the president's State of the Union speech should erase them.
Trusted ID, monitoring efforts can’t keep IT security off high-risk list
After 16 years of plans, strategies and regulation, federal IT security is one of 30 program areas designated by government auditors as high risk.
Data center of the future: converged infrastructure
The move to this next-generation, automated data center is a multiyear endeavor that started with virtualization and the concept of unified computing.
5 tips for secure mobile apps
Security is a natural concern for agencies building mobile applications. Here are a few important points to keep in mind.
FIDO plans to eradicate bad passwords, bolster online identification
The Fast Identity Online Alliance will release a protocol to make secure log-in more user friendly, making it easy to replace passwords with stronger authentication.
Cloud broker makes it easier to control shadow IT
Gravitant's cloudMatrix offers continuous cloud asset discovery and sync capabilities to help agencies find unauthorized IT resources.
One Force app lets first responders collaborate
Raytheon releases a suite of tools for smart phones and other devices that combines voice communications, maps, GPS tracking and image and video sharing.
Section 508 compliance doesn't get lost in the cloud
The move to cloud services and mobile access hasn't changed agencies' focus on ensuring access for people with disabilities.
FedRAMP is proving to be a tough test for cloud providers
Some cloud providers struggle to meet requirements such as multi-factor authentication, FIPS 140-2 compliance and providing a complete boundary definition, GSA's Kathy Conrad says.
Using IP to give radio systems a national footprint
A radio-to-IP system brings smart phones into public safety networks but it's no replacement for traditional land mobile radios, users in Mobile County, Ala., say.
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