Fragmented efforts hurt cybersecurity workforce development
Incomplete and overlapping efforts to identify, track and retain workers have kept some departments from filling the positions, GAO says.
Mobile users get the full 311 menu with city's new app
The nation's first municipal 311 non-emergency call center now lets citizens report problems and request services through a mobile app that supports images and GPS data.
Baltimore opens its 311 system with Open311
The Open 311 Application Programming Interface allows third parties to develop apps that integrate with cities' 311 non-emergency service systems.
Government, consumers hanging out at Lenovo's pad
The IdeaPad Tablet K1 from Lenovo is a newer tablet whose performance deserves a closer look from government users.
Dead zones don't stop this phone
The Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro satellite phone can help you make calls from anywhere in the world.
Real doctors, onscreen: VA program makes online house calls on vets
The pilot program in the Midwest uses two-way video and secure text applications to treat patients in rural areas and those with mobility issues.
Digital dragnet: How data became a cop's best weapon
Police are using technologies originally developed for business analysis to investigate cases, catch criminals and even predict crime trends.
2 signs DHS is turning the corner on cybersecurity
The appointment of techie Mark Weatherford and the growing emphasis on continuous monitoring could help change FISMA from a paperwork exercise to a real force in IT security.
GSA, agencies create common 'landing zone' for geospatial data
GSA recently entered into an agreement with the Agriculture and Interior Departments as well as the Environmental Protection Agency to move geospatial data from the geodata.gov portal into data.gov, said David McClure, associate administrator with GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.
A lamp of a different color
The Philips LivingColors Generation 2 LED Lamp can light up a room with grace and style, and a whole lot of color.
How smart are social bots?
Bot networks are clever enough to harvest personal information from social networking sites. But are these social bots smart, or are we just being dumb?
Guess who: The 25 worst passwords of 2011
Use of bad, easily guessed passwords has been a complaint of security experts since the dawn of the Web, and little seems to have changed.
Cyber Monday sting takes out 150 websites selling counterfeit goods
The Justice Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement seize the domain names of websites dealing in bogus products, including NFL jerseys, DVDs, and Louis Vuitton handbags.
Want to avoid software snafus? Here's a good place to start.
NIST has greatly expanded its SAMATE dataset to help software developers identify and avoid known coding weaknesses.
State uses analytics to build roads faster, cheaper
North Carolina's Transportation and Water Quality departments use SAS Analytics to analyze huge volumes of geographic data to build roads faster, reduce costly land surveys and minimize environmental impact.
AT&T phone hacks in Philippines linked to terrorist group
Law enforcement officials in the Philippines have uncovered a potential link between phone hacking and terrorism with the arrest of four people last week.
Shop 'til you drop on the government's time?
The holiday shopping season is upon us. But with busy schedules and limited time to shop in the stores, is it OK for feds to to make personal online purchases while at work?
The standard keyboard goes virtual
The Celluon Virtual Laser Keyboard with Magic Cube uses an optical sensor to follow the exact positions of your fingers as you type on a laser-projected keyboard.
Are Facebook's terms of service the law of the land?
At the heart of the debate over the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's "authorized access" provisions is the question of who gets to write federal law: Congress or corporations.
New SCAP testing requirements cover Windows 7, IE 8
NIST's latest draft of validation testing requirements for SCAP Version 1.2 are designed to help agencies identify flaws.
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