Interior tests iPads as interest in tablets grows
The Interior Department is testing Apple iPads for use in its various departments while federal agencies cast an eye on what kind of cost and employee efficiency can be gained by rolling out tablet devices as Research in Motion and Google start to bring major players to the market.
Next Generation 911 projects get going again
Connecticut is restarting its effort to build an NG 911 system as the FCC pushes forward on its plans for a national public safety broadband network.
ID management’s weakness: ‘There is no demand’
As the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace nears completion, government and industry experts say the technology for strong ID authentication exists, but getting it broadly adopted remains difficult.
Dialing up savings: Where cell phone use has been reduced
Check out what happened when cell phone services were cut in other states.
Are cell-phone cuts pound-foolish?
California Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to eliminate half of state-issued cell phones will save money, but could cut productivity, too.
The book on the PlayBook
BlackBerry's PlayBook will run a new operating system designed specifically for tablet computers.
Will the BlackBerry PlayBook score with feds?
The expected release of the BlackBerry tablet computer this spring has government IT managers pondering the the impact of powerful tablet computers on their agencies.
DISA's new focus: supporting mobility
The Defense Information Systems Agency is undergoing sweeping changes in how it delivers information services to the warfighting community. DISA CIO Henry Sienkiewicz talked with GCN about managing those changes, DISA's progress developing more elastic systems and the role cloud computing will play.
Rugged Getac laptop takes on the Lab's Thunderdome
The Getac B300 has a surprising number of features not found in all rugged laptops these days, such as lots of external ports and a fully functional DVD drive.
Egypt's Internet blackout reignites kill switch debate
Senators plan to reintroduce a comprehensive cybersecurity bill, but recent events in Egypt have reignited controversy over the potential for a presidential kill switch for the Internet.
Feds not reaping the benefits of mobile tech
Government information employees don't have mobile technologies to support location flexibility, according to a new international study by Forrester Research.
DOD database would sift all network traffic for signs of attack
The vice commander of U.S. Cyber Command says participation in the joint database would be voluntary, but that it would produce a clearer view of cyber threats.
NIST's how-to on securing virtual machines
The benefits of virtualization can be offset by added complexity and security risks; NIST has released guidelines for addressing these risks.
WinMagic SecureDoc locks down your laptops
WinMagic's encryption software is easy to use and extraordinarily powerful -- making it well suited to protecting a large agency that has plenty of mobile employees.
Is Rabellino's new role 'Mission Impossible' at Microsoft?
Gianugo Rabellino is a man on a mission, giving full attention to open source software and interoperability at Microsoft.
IBM's new cloud suite is a Symphony of collaboration
IBM made a few announcements at its Lotusphere 2011 event this week, including some upcoming social networking improvements plus the debut of a new cloud-based productivity suite called "LotusLive Symphony."
25-point plan paralysis? Build momentum with a few quick hits.
IT officials should start on federal CIO Vivek Kundra's 25-point IT plan with e-mail and shared services.
IPv4: The final farewell begins
The final distribution of IPv4 addresses, expected to be made to Regional Internet Registries this week, means that the hopper supplying the current generation of Internet addresses will be empty and future address allocations will be made with next-generation IPv6 addresses.
Trusted Identities: Single sign-on or single point of failure?
Despite NIST's assurances of safeguards, critics say the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace could increase the risk to users' personal information.
New York City getting data centers under one roof
The consolidation, part of New York’s Citywide IT Infrastructure Services program, will bring 14 agencies into a consolidated data center by year's end.
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