Many overseas voters still can't cast a ballot, study finds
The use of online technology for the request and delivery of blank ballots helped to make modest improvements for military and overseas voters in the 2010 election, but many problems remain, according to a post-election survey by the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Microsoft could launch IE 9 release candidate this week
Microsoft has confirmed that members of the Internet Explorer team will be in San Francisco late this week for a news event, which is believed to be the launch of the release candidate (RC) version of Internet Explorer 9.
Future of Navy, DOD debated at AFCEA West
Top DOD officials discussed critical issues for the military's future at AFCEA West.
Should monthly patch release model get a restart?
As expected, Microsoft has released 12 security bulletins in its February security update, targeting more than 20 software vulnerabilities. However, some security-flaw fixes are still outstanding.
Skip the baby steps: Governments plunge into the cloud
Everyone expects cloud computing to transform government technology practices, but the question is how.
Newest social media heartthrob lets you pop the question(s)
GovLoop members and social media gurus around the world are falling for Quora, writes Andrew Krzmarzick.
Western states look to solve GIS storage woes in the cloud
The cost of storing massive, and growing, amounts of geospatial data has prompted a consortium of Western states to explore the option of storing that data in the cloud.
Can broadband plan connect the dots?
The National Broadband Plan has run into funding and technology barriers, although there are some local successes.
DOD's Job Shadow Day grooms teens for future in government IT
The Pentagon last week held its fifth annual IT Job Shadow Day, giving local high school students a chance to see what a job in government's information technology workforce looks like.
New software enables companies to privatize the cloud
Oracle has released software aimed at letting organizations build private clouds by adding elasticity to their applications via a clustered file system.
Google's hacker challenge: Confidence or chutzpah?
The company is looking to reward those who can find a vulnerability in its Chrome browser.
Microsoft blog offers new tips for testing IE
Microsoft outlined desktop virtualization tips last week that IT pros and developers can use to test the compatibility of their websites on a single PC.
Fill out your brackets: College teams set for spring cyber showdown
Schools from across the country are sending teams to nine regional competitions over the next two months. Winners will compete in April in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in San Antonio both for bragging rights and job opportunities.
Fresh advice on building safer software
SAFECode, an industry group focused on reliability of commercial software, has released a second edition of its best practices for developing secure software, adding more specific data on validating results.
White House e-mail 'attacks' actually came from China, officials say
Reports last week of alleged White House e-mails involved in a cyberattack in the United Kingdom are receding, but even so, diplomats abroad are calling for more global protocols for cyber activity.
Army implements battlefield network strategy
Lessons learned from previous Army battlefield networking and technology programs are paving the way for the service's new network integration strategy.
Onward and upward to new Reaper
The new Reaper model must be able to face emerging threats such as cyber warfare and surface-to-air missiles better than the current MQ-9 drone, says Col. James Gear, director of the Air Force's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Task Force.
Lego robot takes a shot at safe-cracking
The robot is designed to open combination locks by brute force by testing possible combinations.
Remote tents can morph into war rooms with this rugged display system
The lab takes a rugged interactive whiteboard system out for a field test.
Internet Society sets the date for stress-testing IPv6
World IPv6 Day will provide a chance to see where the leaks and points of failures are in the Internet's IPv6 infrastructure.
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