DHS getting a bad rap on cybersecurity?
Sen. John McCain's recent rant about DHS could make even an airline passenger feel sorry for the department.
FOSE 2012 serves up 5 courses of hot tech
FOSE offers five conferences in one: program slices on cloud computing, cybersecurity, mobile computing, defense innovation and records management.
USDA looks to cut costs with managed print service
The Agriculture Department has awarded Lexmark a $50 million, five-year deal for a mix of software tools, services, custom solutions and strategies to improve print efficiency.
Got an old cell phone? Bring it to FOSE and support the troops.
You can recycle used phones at the trade show while contributing to the care packages Operation Gratitude sends overseas.
The next big tech? It's on the floor at FOSE.
The show floor will feature the latest technology from nearly 200 vendors displaying products aimed at government computing.
LulzSec Reborn? Military dating data dump may be work of reformed group
A band of hackers calling themselves "LulzSec Reborn" exposed the usernames and passwords of more than 170,000 subscribers to an online military dating service March 25. Or has it?
Supercomputing takes new direction at Oak Ridge
The metamorphosis of Jaguar into Titan marks a new architecture design path, and it will give scientists a powerful new research tool.
Android to surpass Windows as top OS by 2016, report says
PCs aren't going away, but IDC projects they'll be overshadowed by the growth of smart phones and tablets, a trend that's also creeping into government enterprises.
'No one would tolerate' Internet crime rates in physical world, FCC official says
Officials stop short of calling for regulation of industry cybersecurity but tell a House panel that current efforts are "not working."
Army, FBI training about to get Epic
Epic Games has licensed its Unreal Engine 3, which powers such multiplayer games as "Gears of War" and "Mass Effect," to several of the U.S. government's intelligence and defense agencies.
Big data's target: Users
Government should follow the private sector's lead in making use of big data but focus on improving performance and efficiency "with less effort and pain," GSA's Dave McClure told a Washington audience.
White House launches $200M 'Big Data R&D' initiative
Six agencies, with more to follow, will work on ways to dig pertinent information out of the growing mountains of data.
MUOS begins new era for defense satellites
The launch of the first Mobile User Objective System satellite in February marked a major step forward for the military's communications-on-the-move projects.
This projector brings high-def video to life
The ViewSonic PJD5523w makes use of its HDMI port to bring cutting-edge graphics and sounds from source to screen.
Ex-official in Fla. charged with hacking district's computer system
The former CFO of the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District faces 21 felony counts.
Don't look now, but everybody (CIA, DHS, etc.) is watching
As social media analytics improves, the intelligence community and other agencies are monitoring the traffic on popular sites. But could they put privacy at risk?
Government cloud gets personal -- and Siri-ous
When the government cloud meets the burgeoning consumer cloud, service to the citizen should look more like Siri to the citizen.
Is military ruggedization going, going, gone?
Formal ruggedization practices and procedures were once a necessity for the battlefield, but are they still essential for a military that increasingly relies on commercial-off-the-shelf computing and communications gear? Perhaps not.
Army Cyber Command to streamline cyber defense process
The Army Cyber Command is changing its information assurance accreditation methods by increasing automation and training additional compliance teams.
McCain slams DHS, wants DOD to defend cyberspace
A Senate budget hearing on the Defense Department's Strategic and Cyber Commands became a duel over how the nation's cyber defense should be structured.
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