W3C advances Web accessibility guidelines
The World Wide Web Consortium has updated its recommendations for designing Web pages so they can easily accessed by those with disabilities.
Navy finds new place to store metadata
Where is the best place to file metadata about a multimedia file, such as a video or photograph? Why not on the file itself? This is the approach that the Navy Video News Service is taking.
NOAA models tsunami warning system
High-resolution NOAA computer models of Oregon’s coastline that simulate tsunamis will help emergency managers create evacuation and rescue plans for potential incidents.
Security apps get Common Criteria nod
Data leakage prevention, unified threat management products can be used in secure settings.
GSA awards first contract for TIC service on Networx
GSA offers service to decrease the number of government connections to the Internet.
Challenges still face federal administrators in implementing established priorities for IT
Regardless of the direction of the new administration, unfinished work remains
Full coverage
Asset-management software can help not only with inventory but with acquisition, configuration, tracking and replacement of an agency’s gear.
A secure strategy for online services
Los Angeles and Orange counties in California, two of the nation’s largest, standardize on suites to improve security and simplify administration of their enterprises.
Technicalities: Gag, indeed
Looking for a last-minute gag gift for that certain computer user? Got $50 to burn? If so, you could round up a Keyboard For Blondes.
Reality Check | Transparency must be all or nothing
Commentary: Enterprise data managers could give the financial community a lesson about transparency – namely, that it must apply to everyone.
Durabook Pro D15RP is for the security-minded
GCN Lab Review: The Durabook Pro D15RP notebook PC takes some work but boasts powerful features for less than $2,000.
Every cloud has another cloud behind it
Hackers, spammers and phishers are exploiting the economic downturn by targeting social networking job sites.
USGS' seismic shift
The U.S. Geological Survey upgrades its earthquake monitoring system in Northern California to digital, operating in the newly available upper half of the 1.7 GHz radio frequency band.
DataDirect upgrades ADO.NET drivers
DataDirect Technologies upgraded its ADO.NET database drivers, which provide connectivity between .NET-based applications and DBMSes from Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and Sybase.
Editor's Desk | OMB's tools for transparency
Commentary: President-elect Barack Obama should take a look at programs the Bush administration started to open some government functions to public scrutiny.
DOD's shared interest
The Defense Department and a number of other agencies have joined a Defense Interest Group established by the networking industry to create the TM Forum for sharing best practices and for collaboration between DOD and the supporting vendors.
Technicalities: Money and access
The Wikimedia Foundation has set out to make Wikipedia even easier for contributors to use.
RIM edges toward the dark side
The BlackBerry Storm, Research In Motion’s new challenge to the iPhone, could give government users a lot to like.
The few, the proud, the best
The GCN Lab picks the best half-dozen products from among the hundreds reviewed in 2008, and selects one as the Best Products of 2008.
IT security begins with enterprise architecture
Enterprise architecture must be a key part of the strategy used to protect government computers and networks from cyberattacks, according to security experts.
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