Desktop virtualization: Is the future now?
As smart phones and tablets redefine personal computing, agencies across the United States are giving desktop virtualization a fresh look. Could yours be next?
New Adobe exploits leave Flash vulnerable -- again
Adobe released a patch late March 6 that targets two vulnerabilities in its Flash Player.
DARPA's cheetahbot breaks speed record for legged robots
The Cheetah, part of the agency's research into all-terrain robots, is designed to move like the speedy hunting cat.
Air Force strikes deal for 18,000 iPads
Service wants to use the tablets to replace paper flight manuals and navigation charts.
Industry to Congress: Hands off cybersecurity
A panel of network executives warns legislators that imposing requirements for security could hamper them in efforts to get ahead of the bad guys.
3 big differences with Apple's new iPad
It's not called the "iPad 3," but it features some significant upgrades under the hood and on the screen.
New standard boosts security for digital docs
FIPS 180-4 updates the federal Secure Hash Standard by adding two new algorithms to the list of those approved for validating digital content.
Big data deal: Microsoft aiming for Hadoop interoperability
Microsoft is aiming to make its Windows and other tools interoperable with Apache Hadoop, a key framework for agencies pursuing big data.
Oklahoma saves $40M on IT consolidation
In the last two years Oklahoma has saved nearly $40 million from consolidating technology projects and systems in 120 different agencies.
20 years ago: The birth of e-mail as we know it
The MIME standard for e-mail content, launched in March 1992, changed Internet communications from plain-text messaging to a multimedia workhorse.
5 LulzSec/Anonymous members charged after leader helps FBI
The hacker group's purported leader began helping investigators after his arrest last year, leading to five members being charged March 6.
Move to Office 365 gives USDA robust e-discovery
The Agriculture Department's use of Microsoft's cloud and ProofPoint Enterprise Archive gives it one of the best e-discovery systems in the federal government, says USDA’s CIO Chris Smith.
Judge grants extension on DNSChanger server shutdown
Ruling buys time for cleanup before infected computers are cut off from the Internet.
Agencies flock to Drupal content management system
The Environmental Protection Agency is the latest among more than 150 federal agencies converting their websites to the Drupal open-source content management system.
NIST fills some gaps in smart-grid standards
Updated roadmap adds 22 technical standards to the first release from two years ago, which FERC said wasn’t ready for adoption.
5 thieves, 5 cities, 12 hours: Can Twitter catch them?
A State Department-sponsored contest will test social media's intelligence-gathering power, asking contestants to find a ring of international jewel thieves.
Anonymous supporters fooled into downloading Zeus malware
A modified link to an attack tool used by the group also delivered the Zeus botnet malware, which steals online banking and Web mail credentials, Symantec reports.
Successful hacks, lost laptops plagued NASA in past year
In 2011 hackers gained "full functional control" of systems at JPL, and a lost laptop held unencrypted control codes for the International Space Station, NASA's IG tells Congress.
ATF to drop BlackBerrys and switch to iPhones
The agency joins the march away from RIM products, which were once ubiquitous in government.
Oak Ridge morphing Jaguar supercomputer into 10+ petaflop Titan
When completed later this year, the updated machine will have nearly three times the computing power.
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