DARPA plots supercomputing revolution
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a program that aims for high-performance systems with self-aware operating systems that use considerable less power than systems today.
How safe will you be with Obama's 'trusted' identity solution?
Readers aren't sold on the administration's plan to abandon passwords for trusted digital identities, citing fears of identity theft or government snooping.
Pentagon tightens reins on contractors
The Defense Department wants its contractors to become more efficient as part of a larger DOD strategy to address declining budgets.
Windows 8 details may have been leaked
Slides purporting to show Windows 8 features, release date, have emerged on the Web.
Google deemed 'most disruptive' in mobile market
Google is set to disrupt the mobile communications industry with its mobile operating system, according to Strategy Analytics.
Itronix offers four new thin-client Tadpoles
General Dynamics serves up four new ultra-thin client computers in its Tadpole line.
AT&T-iPad breach could be serious after all
The information exposed in a recent breach of iPad users' information on AT&T’s Web site could put victims at serious risk after all, experts now say.
iPhone advice from Dr. Jobs
The iPhone 4 is reportedly having problems with dropped calls and reduced signal strength when you hold it the way you want to. But we have a solution that will stick.
OMB puts brakes on financial systems modernization
The Obama administration announced today that it will overhaul the federal financial management system and prohibit agencies from placing task orders or contracts for modernization efforts.
When 'Googling it' isn't enough
Federal agencies must become better informed about the drawbacks of relying on Web search engine technology internally for mission-critical applications, argues Johannes Scholtes, chief strategy officer at ZyLAB.
Obama to double commercial spectrum available for broadband development
Presidential memorandum calls for NTIA and FCC to identify 500 MHz of radio spectrum to be licensed for broadband connectivity over the next 10 years, and for development of technologies to make better use of this limited resource.
Best defense against hackers: Know your enemy
Absolute security is impossible, but NSA analyst Tony Sager says an understanding of your opponent’s craft can help you to put him out of the game – at least temporarily.
Challenges from all sides beset CISOs
Federal chief information security officers must balance a bewildering array of competing needs.
President has had 'kill switch' for communications since 1934
Lobbyists are scaring up concerns that a Senate cybersecurity bill would give the president new powers to shut down private sector networks in an emergency. But the claims are wrong, argues Alan Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute. The president has had those powers since 1934.
iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise
The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.
'Identity ecosystem' to replace passwords, draft strategy suggests
Obama administration releases a draft plan that would radically change the standard approach to online identity authentication -- if it works.
OMB tells agencies how to treat their online 'friends'
OMB today overhauled policy on using third-party Web sites and applications and Web measurement and customization technologies.
Dell doubles down on data centers, services
Dell plans to double the size of its $16 billion data center and technology services business and move away from being a PC supplier.
Are government Web sites in danger?
In an effort to cut costs, the United Kingdom is cracking down on expensive government-funded Web sites, promising to close the majority of them. Could the United States do the same?
Congress to get an earful on cloud progress
Cloud computing proponents will have a chance to make their case to Congress on July 1, at a joint hearing on the interoperability, privacy, security and other aspects of the cloud.
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