Next-gen 911 app for Android includes video, audio and location with emergency calls
The University of Maryland is beta testing a next-generation 911 application, V911, which works via IP rather than as a standard phone call.
Two years later, U.S. still not prepared to secure cyberspace, report warns
Two years after releasing its report on "Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency," the Center for Strategic and International Studies warns that little progress has been made in improving the nation's cybersecurity.
Be sneaky – and secure – with MXI's portable Windows OS
The Lab reviews the MXI Stealth Zone, a secure version of Windows running from a flash drive.
In Egypt, social media fuels the evolution of revolution
Advancements in communication technology have often foreshadowed civil unrest and revolution. In Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, the revolution is indeed being tweeted.
Army expects to save a bundle with e-mail move
The Army will start moving user accounts to its new enterprise e-mail service this month and expects to finish the job for 1.6 million accounts by year's end.
Google, Bing in slap-fight over search results
Microsoft should just own up to reverse-engineering Google. After all, in this business, isn't that the sincerest form of flattery?
Army's Second Life site offers support to soldiers, families
The Army is going virtual for the emotional and physical well-being of its soldiers and their families.
Will feds trust nonfederal ID card for contractors and agency partners?
The CIO Council has established specifications for nonfederal credentials that are interoperable with PIV cards and can be accepted by agencies. The first commercial card vendors recently received certification to issue the cards.
State IT diet: Consolidation, cloud and shared services
States pursue cloud computing and shared services to reduce costs while maintaining and even increasing delivery of services.
Are you ready for cloud services?
Take this needs assessement to see where your agency stands.
Federal agencies in the cloud
Check out this list of agency-to-agency sources of cloud computing services.
Can PlayBook thaw government's icy tablet reception?
The product of the month for February is Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook, which might bring tablet computing into government.
Gateways to the cloud — and a lot more
With ever more powerful mobile devices in the hands of government workers, and with IPv6 to enable new applications, government computing could be in for a makeover.
Should public-sector websites be moneymakers?
State and local governments can raise a bit of money selling ad space on their websites. But at what price?
Why the time is now for IPv6 (and it's not for lack of IPv4 addresses)
IPv4 addresses won't disappear immediately, but their depletion will signal the growth of real-world use of IPv6 and infrastructure. And service and content providers will need to become serious about supporting the new protocols.
Will agencies 'dance with the Ewoks' on IPv6?
OMB has set deadlines for enabling the new Internet protocols on government systems, but agencies must begin dealing with operational challenges immediately.
Agencies, choose your clouds – here are the 3 basic options
Should you build one in-house, tap the public cloud or let GSA broker a deal for you? The choice is yours, but you better make it soon.
GSA selects VeriSign to manage .gov domain name registry
The General Services Administration has picked VeriSign to operate the .gov domain name registry, replacing Native Technologies Inc.
M86 network device stops enemies at the gate
With the M86 Secure Web Gateway v10.0 in place, government networks are locked down tight.
It’s history: The IPv4 warehouse is empty
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority distributed the final five blocks of IPv4 Internet addresses today, opening the way for IPv6.
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