Portal to aid in development of standards is coming soon
Given the amount of work and collaboration that goes into the creation of standards, the National Institute of Standards and Technology cannot give a specific time frame for the availability of cloud standards.
11 ways to boost cloud adoption in government
Brookings Institution analysis yields 11 recommendations for better and more widespread government use of cloud computing.
New tool validates ID credentials wirelessly
Two companies team up to offer an identity verification tool for federal employees and federal contractors.
Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors
Reacting to a Washington Post series, the director of national intelligence said contractors are key but are not doing inherently governmental work.
Data errors: OMB's online IT dashboard doesn't compute
The Government Accountability Office found outdated data and other inaccuracies in its evaluation of the Office of Management and Budget's online IT dashboard.
Windows zero-day advisory issued on USB drives
Microsoft issued a security advisory on Friday about a Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives.
Microsoft releasing Windows Phone 7 to developers
Microsoft's Windows Phone engineering team announced yesterday that Windows Phone 7 Series has reached the technical preview stage.
Harris antennas will greatly accelerate NOAA weather data processing
Harris Corp. has won a 10-year, $130 million contract to build a ground antenna system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that will enable the agency to receive and process weather data 40 times faster than today, as well as deliver weather images directly to end users.
Defense budget constraints force hard acquisition decisions
As the Defense Department shaves down its budgets, particularly within acquisition, it’s becoming harder to balance costs with the logistics of implementing new technologies, according to a panel of defense officials.
Army exercises display future of battlefield communications
Proof-of-concept exercises at the White Sands Missile Range show progress of integrated and joint radio programs and an associated aerial network layer.
Applying for FEMA aid now a smart phone app away
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that it has set up a new service that allows smart phone users to apply for federal disaster aid.
Which products top the list of security concerns?
The majority of Internet security threats come from unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat/Reader and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
GIS applications move to cell phones
one of the most intriguing new developments at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego is the extension of high-end GIS applications and tools to cell phones.
Geospatial takes on new dimensions
Software developers unveiled a variety of products capable of generating 3D imagery from 2D geospatial data at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego.
The summer of my Droid
A six-month stint with a Verizon Wireless Droid by Motorola eased daily tasks for GCN’s Trudy Walsh.
Why you should say no to some new technologies
Hardware and software tools for securing new technologies can be easy to develop. But effective policy is what drives security.
How spammers are like a force of nature
Spammers apparently abhor a vacuum, and as soon as one network of spambots is shut down, the volume produced by surviving networks expands to fill the void.
DNSSEC now fully deployed on the Internet root
Publication of the root zone trust anchor last week enables domains using the DNS Security Extension protocols to verify digitally signed addresses returned by the Internet's Domain Name System.
Rackspace and NASA open-source partnership could spur innovation
OpenStack collaboration could be an impetus for new cloud computing initiatives.
How do we know an earthquake's epicenter?
Earthquakes in the Eastern United States are rare, because the region is relatively geologically stable, but when a quake hits, it's felt much further from its epicenter than a West Coast earthquake. The location, strength and depth of an earthquake are determined by detecting the series of waves it generates.
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