White House opens the source code for Data.gov
The Data.gov in a Box project with India aims to bring transparency to other governments, but the idea has its doubters.
Sensors for drones? DARPA wants an app for that.
Mobile developers who have worked on apps to help people find restaurants and buy movie tickets could soon be working on smart-phone apps to help the military fly its drones.
Business community rips plan to expand Internet's top domains
Allowing generic TLDs on the Internet will be a costly nuisance, witnesses told a Senate panel. ICANN says the program has robust protections.
IBM's 'racetrack' could change the world of computer memory
The innovative architecture could lead to data-centric computing that allows massive amounts of data to be accessed in less than a billionth of a second.
Virginia Tech alert system helps lock down campus after shootings
VT Alerts, installed after the 2007 rampage that left 33 dead, alerted people on campus via Web postings, e-mail, electronic messages, loudspeakers, phone calls and a desktop app.
SETI's search for alien life is back in business
With new funding and newly discovered planets to study, scientists resume their search for intelligent life in space.
Zero-day Adobe vulnerability targeted defense contractor
The hole in Adobe Reader on Windows, which could lead to attackers hijacking a system, was reported by Lockheed Martin and the Defense Security Information Exchange.
Motorola debuts cutting edge RAZR smart phone
The Droid RAZR by Motorola proves that thin does not have to mean flimsy.
Study finds software 'termites' -- the hidden costs of careless coding
Government organizations are not budgeting for costs to fix hidden problems that remain in applications after they are running, according to a new report on software quality.
Gov Web apps expose themselves to common attacks, study finds
Flaws that allow cross-site scripting and SQL injection are more common in government Web applications than in those of other sectors, Veracode reports.
Winning the DARPA Challenge: Crowdsourcing, algorithms and detective work
Results of DARPA's Shredder Challenge could one day help soldiers piece together destroyed enemy documents.
Virginia, Microsoft set up electronic health care registry
Electronic health record system would enable residents to store advanced health directives on Microsoft's HealthVault personal health record platform.
NIST 2012 budget spotlights cybersecurity
The fiscal 2012 budget for the National Institute of Standards and Technology is up slightly from last year, but money for cybersecurity programs, gets a significant boost.
State Dept., Coast Guard to lash health record systems together
The State Department and Coast Guard will set up an interagency disaster recovery network through which State health care providers can access records of Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' personnel under their care.
Acer's tablet is fast-acting -- and long-lasting
The small form factor of Acer's Iconia Tab A501 belies its widescreen multi-touch display, and its weight would have you underestimate what's packed inside.
Verizon first to earn Level 3 ID certification
Verizon's certification as a Level 3 identity protection provider could open up a lot of potential business with the federal government.
System would monitor feds for signs they're 'breaking bad'
DARPA is supporting development of a system to monitor e-mail, texts and other activities on a massive scale to identify insider threats.
Congress mulls clearinghouse for sharing cyber threat info
Draft legislation would create a quasi-governmental organization for exchanging cyber threat information between government and the private sector.
Should computers be powered down for the holidays?
It's an age-old debate (in the computing era, anyway), and there is a right answer.
Why Androids are less secure than iPhones
It's not the phones, it's the apps: Android's popularity and lax security controls make it the most popular target for malware, according to McAfee Labs.
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