Army Research Lab to deploy emergency alert system
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is installing the IP-based AtHoc IWSAlerts emergency system to communicate with its roughly 2,500 personnel throughout the United States.
Security upgrades highlight DISA buying surge
The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to bolster security features embedded in its far-flung networks and data centers via several acquisition projects planned for the twilight of fiscal 2009.
Windows XP mode release candidate now available
The Windows XP Mode provides a virtual Windows XP (Service Pack 3) desktop experience that runs on top of Windows 7.
Microsoft to release nine patches in August security update
The usual suspects are expected to appear in the Aug. 11 slate, including remote code execution, elevation-of-privilege and denial-of-service risk considerations.
Upgrading to Windows 7 can kill .NET 4 and VS 2010 betas
Users of .NET Framework 4 beta 1 and Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 should uninstall them before upgrading to Windows 7.
Nexsan, FalconStor offer deduplication product line
Nexsan DeDupe SG uses deduplication technology for storage configurations of a petabyte or more.
Navy ERP system ready for full deployment, officials say
The Navy’s Enterprise Resource Planning System is ready for prime time, based on the recommendations of two Defense Department agencies.
Government, industry create threat forum for power grid
EnergySec has grown to include 200 members from the electric power industry, security vendors and government regulators since its formation in December to provide an alternative to the more formal ISAC for rapid sharing of information.
Genen Soo-Hoo brings finer IT to N.Y.'s finest
Genen Soo-Hoo developed two enterprise apps for the New York City Police Department: One for the police academy and another for submitting crime tips via the Web.
DHS information architect Anthony Hoang has helped make data-sharing plans a reality
Hoang started and now leads the Information Sharing and Exchange Program within the Enterprise Data Management Office, contributing to many of DHS' information-sharing efforts.
Alma Cole works to keep CBP, DHS a step ahead of malicious attacks
When it comes to protecting the Customs and Border Protection and the Homeland Security Department from emerging cyber threats, it’s always good to be one step ahead of potential attackers. Alma Cole, branch lead of CBP’s Focused Operations team within the Office of Information and Technology, takes that concept to heart.
6 IT trends government IT managers should be wary of
There are many good information technology innovations, but not all the current fads are good for government IT. Some trends are bad in general, and some are very bad for government IT managers in particular.
GIS goes vertical, with integration across state, local, federal lines
GIS applications and data are increasingly being linked thanks to informal information-sharing efforts at local and state agencies and more formal, federally funded programs.
Army CIO sets sights on improved data sharing
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, the Army CIO, discusses life without portable drives and his plans for improving data sharing, data quality and governance.
Q: What's a top-level domain? A: Practically anything.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers recently gave the OK on a potentially huge expansion of top-level domains. Under the new rules, pretty much anything goes.
Air Force logistics goes for rich Web experience
The Air Force has deployed Flash-based dashboards that let logistics personnel track a variety of metrics relating to the readiness and status of inventory.
Federal IT execs a bit fuzzy on cloud computing use, survey finds
A survey by MeriTalk of more than 600 federal IT executives found they held contradictory notions of how much cloud computing their agencies were using.
Digital certificate standard yields to hackers
Researchers at the Black Hat Briefings demonstrated exploits against the X.509 standard for digital certificates used by Secure Sockets Layer. Dan Kaminsky urges the industry to patch their implementations until a complete replacement scheme is available.
Sandia to boot behemoth botnet
In October, a huge botnet will be run not by nefarious underground figures but by DOE's Sandia National Laboratories.
Professors propose research-based approach to social media
Ben Shneiderman and his colleagues offer a plan to harness social media for the greater good.
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