Red Hat re-engineers JBoss app server
Red Hat engineers have reconfigured the Java Enterprise Edition application server, JBoss, so it can easy incorporate new and future frameworks, components models and other extensions or adjunct technologies to JEE.
CA brings mainframe management into Web 2.0 world
CA has stepped up efforts to make IBM mainframes more manageable and secure in Web 2.0 computing environments.
Ready for reuse?
The government’s effort to make data available will require common formats, data governance and a conscious effort to keep the data raw, which means resisting the urge to put it into context.
Wyatt Kash | The tools to open up government
The Obama administration has put in place some important tools to create a more open and technologically savvy government. Whether those tools act as a wedge to open up government, or a hammer pounding in vain at institutional stone, remains to be seen.
Kundra pushes case for adopting Web 2.0
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra says the government must tap Web 2.0 technology to capture the potential savings from available low-cost software applications and processing capabilities, and to reap a wealth of knowledge from citizens and organizations.
A Gordian knot awaits future cybersecurity chief
Of the major goals laid out in the Cyberspace Policy Review, creating an effective information sharing and incident response capability across government and the private sector presents some of the greatest technological challenges and trickiest policy minefields.
DOD concerned about gaps in GPS service
The Defense Department’s struggling to get a new generation of Global Positioning System satellites in orbit before aging satellites fail.
Cyber Coordinator vs Cyber Czar
The president's announcement to create a new position to coordinate national cyber security policy is welcome news. But let's stay away from calling that person Cyber Czar.
Obama to revamp cybersecurity policy, will name cybersecurity coordinator
President Obama will appoint a cybersecurity coordinator who will anchor a suite of initiatives recommended in the findings of the 60-day review of the nation’s cybersecurity posture.
Does Wolfram Alpha compute for government agencies?
Government agencies could be able to take advantage of the computational power of Wolfram Alpha, a new knowledge engine launched last month.
Report hails semiconductors' role in energy efficiency
A study suggests that with enough development of semiconductor technology, the U.S. economy will grow by more than 70 percent by 2030 while using 11 percent less electricity than it did in 2008.
Obama unveils new cybersecurity strategy
President Obama today said his administration would take “a new comprehensive approach” to cybersecurity and establish a new office in the White House to coordinate government efforts.
Shaw AFB gets help in bringing lost data back from the grave
After a crashed RAID storage unit threatened to disrupt life at Shaw Air Force Base, DriveSavers was able to resurrect data from the failed system.
All storage systems fail, so be ready to recover
RAID systems offer large capacity and a high level of redundancy to protect data. But redundancy is not immortality.
IT salaries on the rise
A survey by TechRepublic found that salaries for IT professionals increased in the past year, and bonuses were significant for those who earned them.
Microsoft, Amazon offer their own repositories for government data
Microsoft's Open Government Data Initiative and Amazon's Elastic Block Storage give agencies a place to store their public-facing datasets, available for third-party reuse.
Nevada uses XBRL to streamline data reuse
The state applies Extensible Business Reporting Language to some of its business processes, reducing errors and the time it takes to enter a report while making the data more easy to reuse.
William Jackson | How about a little love for FISMA?
The Federal Information Security Management Act has become a whipping boy for everything lacking in government IT security, but the law gets too little credit for what it has accomplished—and often is blamed for things that are not its fault.
DISA in search of on-demand, scalable communications
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking on-demand communications services that can easily be increased and decreased as demand varies.
White House Web site makes case for cybersecurity
As President Obama’s announcement was streamed live on the White House Web site, visitors could also read a blog entry by cybersecurity chief Melissa Hathaway and view a video of government and industry leaders talking about the importance of online security to the nation's infrastructure.
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