Federal mortgage watchdog agency struggles with its information security
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, created in 2008, has not fully implemented an information security program and has weaknesses in its logical and physical access controls, according to a GAO study.
The catalyst for open government: Knowledge management in the cloud
Speakers at the Knowledge Management Conference say cloud-based communities will cross interantional borders, requiring an international approach to governance, standards and intellectual property rights.
Flooding forces DISA to cancel annual military show
Rising floodwaters forced the evacuation and closure of the Nashville hotel where conference was set to start.
Top DISA information strategist John Garing retires
DISA's director of strategic planning and information, John Garing, was instrumental in developing and advancing the information technology services DISA's provides the military through its Defense Enterprise Computing Centers.
FedRAMP: The dawn of approve-once, use-often?
A new interagency approach to streamlining the security certification of shared software holds promise for government cloud computing.
Cyber criminals get sloppy in recent attacks
Cyber crime and espionage are growing problems, but we can take some heart in the fact that the bad guys are not supervillains, says columnist William Jackson.
6 steps to better knowledge management
How can you make knowledge management work? Start by knowing what you're looking for and develop the tools and and data mining techniques that get your information in order.
How knowledge management became sexy again
Professional and social media platforms, along with advances in collaboration and enterprise search tools, are making it easier to aggregate and share information, which is essentially what knowledge management is.
NIST will coordinate national cybersecurity education program
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will work with agencies on a new program to improve cybersecurity education.
A knowledge portal for international development
The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the verge of launching a family of Web sites designed to improve collaboration and knowledge-sharing among workers providing development assistance.
BP asks for military tech to contain oil spill
Oil giant BP plc has requested assistance from the Defense Department for advanced underwater imaging technology and remote operating vehicles that are not available commercially to contain the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, reports the Houston Chronicle.
Battling cyber threats requires a global security framework, experts say
At its forum in Washington, the Business Software Alliance released its Global Cybersecurity Framework, a 12-point plan toward building a global policy approach to cybersecurity.
Rockefeller calls for public-private action on cybersecurity
Sen. Jay Rockefeller's cybersecurity bill would promote shared responsibility between government and industry.
Adobe releases Creative Suite 5, designed for mobile screens
Adobe releases Version 5 of Creative Suite design software, looking toward upcoming release of Flash Player 10.1
Microsoft unveils social media directory for government
Gov2Social is geared to help state and local governments connect with each other to navigate the social media environment.
A printer that speaks the language of better images
The GCN Lab reviews the Phaser 7500DN, a printer that puts complex controls into the hands of the masses.
Fortress mesh system lets you set up wireless networks on the fly
The GCN Lab takes the ES210 Tactical Mesh Point with a Librestream Onsight 2000R field camera out for some serious testing.
For government users, WordPerfect X5 lives up to its name
WordPerfect Office X5 Standard is a significant improvement over Corel's X4 version, with increased integration with document management systems, expanded file type compatibility and tools to enhance collaboration.
Digital maps help bail out flooded NJ county
More than 10,000 maps made available online as part of a digitization project in Atlantic County, N.J., proved a boon to FEMA during recent flooding.
You call that a data center? These are data centers!
Data Center Knowledge details a list of the 10 largest data centers in the world. How big can they get?
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