NASA, Microsoft to co-manage data for WorldWide Telescope
NASA's Ames Research Center will process and host more than 100T of data that Microsoft will incorporate into the virtual WorldWide Telescope.
GSA opens door to Web 2.0 content for federal agencies
The General Services Administration has signed agreements with Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo and blip.tv that make it possible for federal agencies to use new-media tools while meeting their legal requirements.
White House working group releases strategy for digital scientific data
The strategic vision from the National Science and Technology Council calls for a comprehensive framework for preserving and making scientific data accessible.
Open-source security app available from Microsoft
The tool is designed to help developers classify, assess and ultimately prevent program crashes, especially as they relate to exploits running loose in enterprise processing environments.
Microsoft upgrades Web platform tools
Developing and managing Web sites might be a little easier with the new tools.
Microsoft expands Internet Explorer 8 bug hunt
Bugs that didn't get fixed in the final version of IE 8 are currently under review by Microsoft's Internet Explorer team.
Smart Grid will only be as good as security behind it
With the country poised to spend billions on a new generation of smart power grid technology, it makes sense to address security vulnerabilities in this new network sooner rather than later, experts say.
Virtualization standard released
The Distributed Management Task Force has released the first finished version of the Open Virtualization Format, a set of metadata tags that can be used to deploy a virtual environment across multiple virtualization platforms.
Standards body investigates C4I security tagging
NIEM, NATO models are considered as a multinational data-sharing standard.
Avoiding cloud lock-in
New technologies and working groups expand cloud interoperability
Scholarship program targets need for cybersecurity skills
The government will need thousands of cybersecurity workers in the coming years. One federal education program is helping to meet the demand.
NEC NP62
GCN LAB REVIEW: The $1,399 price tag might seem a little steep, but this is a case of getting what you pay for, and the NP62 is the best projector of the bunch.
Hanging up on desktop phones
Gartner predicts that 40 percent of knowledge workers will have given up desktop phones by 2013.
Feds at the forefront of DNS security
DNSsec provides a classic example of the government’s ability — by providing the will and the market for new technology — to lead by example and affect IT security far beyond its own domain.
Brazil's schools go virtual
Brazil's Ministry of Education is deploying Userful and ThinNetworks’ desktop virtualization solution in all of the country's 5,560 municipalities.
Old rules thwart new tools
If President Obama is intent on using new media tools to engage the citizenry, a number of regulations and procurement rules will need to be rewritten.
In Best of FOSE awards, government wins
The winners of the Best of FOSE 2009 combine innovation and practicality to meet the needs of government agencies.
Epson PowerLite 1735W
GCN LAB REVIEW: If ambient light levels aren't a concern, the Epson PowerLite 1735W is a good choice for an accurate presentation projector.
Samsung L300
GCN LAB REVIEW: The Samsung L300 was extremely accurate in almost all of our testing, but its extreme size keeps it out of the portable market.
Where SFS grads go, and where they come from
The National Security Agency and Defense Department have hired the most graduates of the Scholarship for Service program during the last three years.
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