Online textbook project is an educational experience
The leaders of Virginia's effort to create an online physics textbook are learning some valuable lessons.
Rip, mix and burn this book
Virginia has launched a pilot program in which a handful of educators and scientists are writing an online physics textbook that will be available for any teacher to use, share and adapt for free.
Vinton Cerf | Internet forecast calls for clouds
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, now with Google, discusses the challenges for government IT, the next steps in cloud computing and the importance of open standards.
Mashup city
D.C.'s Apps for Democracy program shows new ways to use government data — and new ways to get apps built.
Windows 7 waits on partner readiness
The reluctance to announce a final release date for the next-generation operating system stems from the Microsoft's need to coordinate with its partner ecosystem.
16 Rules for using social media networks
The basic do's and don'ts for government workers taking part in social networking and microblogging sites.
Energy Department procures 20 petaflop computer
DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration has tapped IBM to build a supercomputer that will be almost 20 times more powerful than today's fastest supercomputer.
DTV transition in legislative limbo
Two weeks before the deadline, many households still are unprepared for the death of analog TV. Meanwhile, Congress considers a four-month delay.
Windows XP runs on borrowed time
Enterprises still prefer the XP operating system, but it won't last forever.
SafeNet secures SOA
SafeNet has released a hardware appliance that uses encryption to secure service-oriented architecture infrastructures.
New and improved Virtual Application Studio
Xenocode releases new version of Virtual Application Studio, a developer-focused authoring environment for virtualizing existing Windows-based applications.
NOAA uses Google Earth to take you down to the sea
NOAA is supplying images, geospatial data and video on the Earth’s oceans for the latest version of the Google application.
Americans find happy medium in e-government
Citizens are more satisfied than ever to interact with the federal government online, according to a report released today.
NASA launches Google Mars
Google Mars 3D gives users a view of the planet Red Planet from the Mars rovers, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and other probes orbiting the Red Planet.
Toughbook central
GCN Lab senior writer Trudy Walsh travels to Osaka, Japan, to find out why Toughbooks are so rugged.
Trust Digital brings iPhone under enterprise control
Trust Digital adds support for iPhone to its Enterprise Mobility Management platform.
Forge.mil fosters open-source software development
Defense Department officials have launched a new Web site where developers can work on open-source software projects specifically for DOD.
Audit finds holes in security of government systems protecting financial data
Treasury is not adequately protecting data collected and shared under the Bank Secrecy Act, according to a recent GAO study.
VA settlement demonstrates just how costly lax security can be
The Veterans Affairs Department agrees to pay $20 million for exposure of personal data on millions of vets.
GAO updates audit guidelines for IT system controls
New guidelines take into account changes in IT systems and risks over the past decade
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