Security-cleared job seekers have new social network
The Cleared Network gives people with security clearances a chance to take advantage of social networking's perks.
Agencies finding more uses for sensor technology
A Forrester Research analyst says green IT and other inititiaves will expand the use of sensors in federal activities.
Forge.mil could be replicated for civilian agencies
GSA official outlines plans to engage people and implement effective IT solutions across the government.
House Blue Dogs propose commission to kill programs
The commission would review each federal program to determine its merits.
Are Web apps ready for the enterprise?
Google, Microsoft and other companies are offering Web-based apps as an alternative to traditional office software suites. Gartner analysts tested them to see if they're ready for prime time.
Flash! Supercomputing goes solid-state
A testbed computer at Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory is operating with a flash-based memory. The capability and associated Linux technologies will appear in the next generation of U.S. Energy Department supercomputers.
Security washes out cloud savings
John Pescatore, Gartner Research vice president, advises federal agencies to take a careful look at security while estimating their savings in the cloud.
Widgets, Twitter to fuel FEMA emergency alerts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has created 11 widgets and 13 Twitter feeds as part of its arsenal of social media tools aimed at disaster preparedness and response.
DOD wants instant messaging tools to speak the same language
The Defense Department next month will conduct interoperability tests on instant messaging and chat technology that supports the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol.
Another domain adopts added DNS security
The Public Interest Registry on Wednesday announced that it has become the first generic top-level domain in the Internet to go live with Domain Name System Security Extensions, joining other TLDs such as .gov in deploying the extra layer of security.
Bigger threat: National crises or unprepared managers?
More than 90 percent of federal employees believe it is important that they continue working during a national crisis, but a lack of continuity-of-operations coordination and telework eligibility may thwart their efforts.
Sexting is just the start of workplace privacy concerns
Our readers like the Supreme Court's ruling in a California sexting case. But there are other issues to consider.
You've got Gmail: Berkeley Lab moving to Google platform
About 5,000 e-mail users at the Energy Department's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California are getting Google's cloud-based Gmail system for electronic communications.
White House plans strategy for better cyber authentication
White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt says the Obama administration will release a draft of its national strategy to improve the identification of people and systems in cyberspace.
Better cybersecurity depends on better information management
National Security Agency official Tony Sager says that sharing security information is not enough; information must be better managed to ensure that the right information about threats and vulnerabilities gets into the hands of those who need it.
Billions expected for cybersecurity research
The deputy director of national intelligence for acquisition and technology told a recent cybersecurity connference that her office and the White House Office of Science and Technology plan a multibillion dollar research project on cybersecurity.
New tech tracks space debris
New technology allows tracking of space junk without supercomputers.
FEMA's planned disaster game should pull no punches
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Legacy Interactive are looking for ideas for the online 'Disaster Hero' game. John Breeden II, GCN Lab Director and avid gamer, says kids and others will learn more if the game isn't sugarcoated.
Wanted: A better system for intelligence collection
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's Smart Collection office wants to fund research into ways to make collected intelligence more valuable.
How to move to advanced cryptography
Two draft publications released by NIST for public comment provide guidance for transitioning to new crypto algorithms and for developing a system for managing cryptographic keys.
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