Idaho, Atlanta adopt Web-based planning software
Idaho and Atlanta use Avolve's ProjectDox software for electronic plan submission.
McCain, Obama IT reps face off
Technology representatives for John McCain and Barack Obama trade views about how their candidate would tackle a variety of IT issues if elected president.
Cyber advice for the next president
Independent commission on cybersecurity recommends a stronger executive hand at the helm.
Cyber threats are on the rise
Spam was up in the third quarter of this year, botnets continue to expand, and hackers follow the news, according to recent Internet Threat Report.
FAR ethics rules updated
The Federal Acquisition Regulation will be amended to reflect new ethics rules enacted in a recent supplemental appropriations bill, but many details remainunspecified.
Microsoft previews cloud computing platform
Software maker previews the Azure Services Platform that combines cloud-based developer capabilities with storage, computational and networking infrastructure services.
Authentication protocol standards finalized
The International Organization for Standardization standards committee has published key parts of a set of standards around authentication protocols.
Congress warms up to Web 2.0
Government adoption of Web 2.0 technologies moves one step closer after Congress says members can create MySpace.com pages.
Wireless camera does double duty
VideoComm has announced an all-weather 5.8-GHz wireless camera that works night or day and can't be disturbed by interference fro 2.4-GHz 802.11 b/g networks.
Offense must drive IT defense
Officials assess risk management approaches in government systems at Executive Leadership Conference.
New administration, new employment landscape
Now is the time for federal managers to step up their recruiting and hiring efforts, according to a panelist at the Executive Leadership Conference.
NIST on crypto keys, in IT life cycle security
NIST releases guidelines for managing crypto keys and security in IT life cycle management.
Evans: No new IT guidelines from current administration
Instead, OMB is preparing for the transition of the next administration.
NASA advances RFID project
Radio frequency identification tracking system enables agency to locate equipment, tools and components at the facility and vehicle levels.
Council previews transition report
<b>ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Confernence Report coverage:</b> Federal and industry executives previewed technology-related recommendations for the next administration.
The case for e-discovery
A federal court ruling makes clear that in the event of a lawsuit, agency IT departments must be prepared to produce pertinent documents'including wikis, blogs and other Web 2.0 content. Having a framework for e-discovery can help make sure you can find them.
Protecting network ports
North Carolina authority uses Webgate security appliance to filter online traffic.
Keep it simple, see?
When choosing a security gateway: 'Look for simplicity,' and a company that provides support to minimize any pain in setting it up.
Harvest time
Five federal, educational and private archiving organizations have partnered to crawl the Web, gathering data from sites in the .gov domain to create an end-of-term snapshot for posterity.
NARA: Preserving Web records is up to each agency
The National Archives and Records Administration leaves it up to each agency to decide, with the help of NARA's guidance, which Web records to preserve.
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