Public Interest Registry begins moving DNSSEC into live domains
The Public Interest Registry, which operates the .org top level domain, digitally signed the zone in June and has since signed 18 live domains that are testing the DNS Security Extensions in a controlled environment.
National security and social networking are compatible
Social networking tools must be a core part of national defense, according to panelists speaking this week at the Open Government and Innovations Conference.
IBM partners with career-mentoring program for veterans
Technology giant IBM is partnering with American Corporate Partners, to help vets who have been on active duty since 2001 transition from the armed services to private enterprise.
DOD to launch Web 2.0-intensive site
The new Defense.gov site will feature greater use of new technologies, appeal to younger Web users, official says.
Forge.mil, SIPRNet collaboration begins
UPDATED—A new version of the Defense Information Systems Agency's Forge.mil software development tool has been set up for use on the Pentagon's Secret Internet Protocol Router Network.
Coalition to promote greater use of open-source apps in government
Open-source software continues to make inroads into the federal government, and a new organization to promote open-source applications has been established.
IE8 slowed by third-party apps, Microsoft says
Software maker ascribes such problems to browser add-ons, pluggable transfer protocols and non-Microsoft security software that it says bog down Internet Explorer 8's performance.
Web 2.0 increases demand for data visualization tools
Data visualization tools offer new and more effective ways to represent and present complex data patterns graphically.
Kundra to agencies: Prepare now for future data deluge
Web 2.0 technology will lead to an explosion of new and varied data sent to government, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says.
Census deploys Windows Mobile for field data collection
The Census Bureau will use Windows Mobile on 140,000 handheld PDAs to collect data for the 2010 census.
Kundra seeks inventory of agencies' knowledge management apps
The Obama administration is partnering with the Knowledge Management Working Group to conduct a survey of the latest knowledgement management applications agencies are using.
Federal CTO Chopra: Open government initiative will keep government on pace with innovation
Federal agencies need to follow the lead of the public in using technology to collaborate and communicate, Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra says.
TuneUp Utilities 2009 gives you a window on Windows
TuneUp Utilities 2009 offers an easy way to view the inner world of your Windows machine, plus it works as a defragger and disk cleaner.
SAFECode framework addresses software supply chain integrity
Developers from six major IT vendors have come to a consensus as a first step in defining the controls needed to ensure the integrity of software developed in an increasingly global environment.
Voter groups collaborate on XML data model for online voter registration
The effort by the Open Source Digital Voting Foundation and the Overseas Vote Foundation could help automate the states' voter registration processes, which now rely on re-keying information from paper forms.
Robust search capability is a hallmark for effective agency Web sites
Transparency isn’t only about deciding which pieces information should be available to the public, experts say. It is equally important to make it easy to find information.
Recovery.gov gets new mapping features to track stimulus spending
The Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law spending has new mapping features.
Tweeters beware: All is not secure on the cyber front
Recent hacks of Twitter data and the misuse of the microblogging service for phishing and other malicious activities highlight the danger of adopting new technologies before they are business-ready.
Kundra, GAO eager to plug FISMA-IT security gap
Despite seven years of efforts at regulatory compliance, a glaring gap between FISMA compliance and effective information security continues to plague government IT systems, GAO reports.
Trust but verify: Security risks abound in the IT supply chain
With one in 10 information technology products on the market considered counterfeit, it is hard to overstate the national security concerns regarding the use of IT products delivered through the global supply chain.
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