Lessons from Transportation's telework stress test
DOT shut down its headquarters last spring and discovered that telework works, but problems can crop up in a few areas.
White House follows its own order, gets to 'green' on IPv6
With just days to go before OMB's deadline for agencies to enable public facing resources with IPv6, the White House complies.
How crowdsourcing can help vet patent applications
The Ask Patents website lets volunteers help determine the originality of an application.
Use of IPv6 showing signs of life
A survey by the five Regional Internet Registries shows there still isn't a lot of IPv6 traffic, but the trend is upward.
802.11ac WiFi could help agencies cope with BYOD
The emerging WiFi standard could double the speed of your agency's wireless network ... once you have the equipment to take advantage of it.
Don't get your wires (and cables) in a twist
PigTails offers a unique, clear way to label cords and cables.
From shipments to socks and ants, RFID is tagging everything
Modern RFID tags are only a few millimeters in size and comprise a chip, antenna and in some cases a battery (active). Some forms of RFID tags (passive) have no battery, but actually take power from the electromagnetic beams of a reader, and then send data back to the source. These tags can theoretically last forever, since they only send data or require power when actually being pinged by a reader device. Almost all RFID tags can be inserted into almost anything and do not require line of sight back to a reader. Some tags are so tiny that they have been glued to the backs of ants to track their behavior.
Army puts a 4G battlefield telemedicine system to the test
A real-time system that connects medics on the battlefield with surgeons at a hospital would save lives, if it can be made to work.
DOE Idaho Lab moves to Google Apps for Gov
Lab officials expect the new tools to improve collaboration among its employees, helping them to share IT infrastructure, resources and applications.
Worried about Java? Get Groovy, baby
Groovy, a subset of Java, is so easy to work with it, it could one day replace the ubiquitous programming language.
Will BYOD-friendly Balance keep BlackBerry in the government fold?
The feature lets you keep work and personal information separate, and could appeal to IT managers.
Sensor array maps a first responder's location, movements
A prototype developed at MIT can automatically map a hazardous environment as a responder moves through it.
The 20 most common words in phishing attacks
A new report from FireEye details the dominant current trend in phishing, and the most common words and file attachments used in malicious e-mails.
Can mobile devices work as ID cards, thin clients on a secure net?
DISA wants software that would let DOD personnel securely use smart phones and tablets on DOD networks.
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? Archive service may have answer
Sonian File Archive offers a secure way to store files in the cloud.
Agencies yet to 'crack the code' on mobile management, security
Mobility is key for unlocking productivity, but government still struggles to securely manage mobile devices and their data, agency IT leaders say.
DOT agency takes mission-critical database to the cloud
The Transportation Department is migrating applications connected with the agency's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to Virtustream's FISMA-certified cloud data center.
New York Times creates a dustup over data centers
An article that says the data centers at the foundation of Internet activity are environmentally damaging draws sharp criticism from others who cover the industry.
Is nothing sacred: Ubuntu goes commercial?
The most counter-culture OS adds Amazon-sponsored links, but there is a reason.
Why is ICANN selling government-sounding domain names?
An investment group that applied for 307 generic top-level domains, including .army, .airforce and .medical, is raising concerns over the potential for fraud.
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