FBI posted a perfect record on snooping requests in 2010
The court that reviews the FBI’s requests for secret electronic surveillance of U.S. residents granted 100 percent of them in 2010, raising concerns that it’s merely rubber-stamping the requests.
iPad 2 vs. Cray 2 supercomputer: Who wins?
The iPad 2 packs the computing power of the $17 million, hot tub-sized Cray 2 supercomputer of 1985.
Windows Phone 7 developers can tango with 'Mango' later this month
"Mango," Microsoft's next big Windows Phone 7 update, will be coming this fall, but Microsoft likely will roll out Mango tools for developers later this month.
Cloud computing lacks a measure of success, survey finds
Organizations are struggling with how to measure the payoff for cloud computing, according to a survey conducted by The Open Group.
Does San Francisco parking app help or distract drivers?
A new smart-phone app is helping drivers in San Francisco find available parking spots, but some city officials are raising safety concerns.
How Intel could exceed Moore's Law with '3-D' chip
Intel's new 22-nanometer, tri-gate transistor can greatly boost performance while reducing power consumption.
FBI spyware documents show depth of surveillance
Electronic Frontier Foundation finds that the FBI uses computer spyware to track suspects.
Google's Chrome browser pwned, says security firm
A security firm claims it has found a zero-day vulnerability that hackers can exploit in Goggle's Chrome browser.
With Skype acquisition, Microsoft bets big on online communications
Microsoft announced today that it will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion – marking the largest acquisition in the company's history.
San Diego will increase data sharing for employees
San Diego County has contracted with Hewlett-Packard to make county employees more mobile and improve citizen-centric services as part of the county's e-government and green IT initiatives.
iPad, iPhone device numbers can give up users' identities
A security researcher shows how a gaming network used in some apps to link players was sometimes transmitting ID numbers attached to personal information.
What WikiLeaks tells us about the inevitability of insider threats
Technology, policy and operational control can help, but can anything guarantee that someone won't go rogue?
Federal IT security workforce could double in 5 years*
A survey of C-level executives predicts that the federal IT security workforce will double in the next five years, but budget squeezes and a shortage of qualified workers might make that a tall order to fill.
Bin Laden could run but ultimately not hide from technology
Terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's low-tech approach kept him hidden for years. But being off the grid eventually helped expose him, and new technology assisted in finding him.
San Francisco puts cell phone radiation law on hold
San Francisco is indefinitely delaying a measure approved last year that would have required retailers selling cellular phones to post the radiation levels the devices emit.
If crypto keys aren't protected, they can't protect data
Cryptographic keys are the foundation of data security; NIST is updating recommendations for how keys should be securely generated, stored, distributed and disposed of.
The IT consolidation challenge: Meeting agency expectations
A panel of IT execs at a NASCIO conference says the challenges include determining how much agencies spend on IT and then meeting their expectations of service.
Smithsonian lab could set a standard for energy efficiency
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is making the Mathias Laboratory into one of the most energy-efficient facilities in the country.
Mozilla won't ice Firefox plug-in for DHS
Mozilla politely rejected the Homeland Security Department's order to remove a plug-in that lets Firefox users evade anti-piracy efforts.
DI2E framework seeks to unite wealth of intelligence data
The Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise represents a formal system of exploitation, analysis, production and dissemination of intelligence across the Defense Department and intelligence agencies.
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