How a computing powerhouse delivers health care insights
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab used three diverse high-performance computing architectures to analyze publicly available health-related datasets.
NIST issues final guidance for mobile app security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications aims to help organizations assess the security and privacy risks associated with mobile apps.
Street View maps Old Ironsides
The USS Constitution will be headed to dry dock for repairs and restoration in March, but Google just released a 360-degree virtual tour of Old Ironsides.
USAID looks to upgrade geospatial analytics
The economic development agency plans to expand its uses of data analytics and visualization technologies in order to convert more data into actionable information.
Novetta Entity Analytics connects unstructured enterprise data
Novetta’s Entity Analytics software connects structured, semi-structured and unstructured data within Hadoop, enabling powerful analytic queries.
Swimlane launches automated security operations platform
With its data-driven automation and orchestration, Swimlane manages alerts, increases situational awareness and remediates threats.
Windows 10: Secure enough for government?
Microsoft’s new as-a-service operating system will come with a number of built-in security features like multi-factor authentication and containerization.
NASA, Microsoft preview the era of holographic computing
NASA will use its Onsight software with Microsoft's HoloLens goggles to expand the way its scientists interact with machines on Mars or collaborate in virtual workgroups.
Agencies get roadmap for security data sharing
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Information Sharing Environment released best practices for data sharing in pursuing national security threats.
NIST retires security standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is proposing to withdraw six Federal Information Processing Standards from its roster because of their obsolescence or lack of support from developers.
Focus on security obscures rise of ‘shadow IT’
The Cloud Security Alliance survey finds more employees are empowered to use cloud-based applications – without IT department oversight.
IBM extends Smarter City Challenge
Building on four years of helping cities improve services, IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge invites local governments to apply for assistance from problem-solving teams.
Harrisburg U builds cybersecurity center for state, local gov
Sponsored by IT heavyweights, the new center of excellence is focused exclusively on safeguarding state and local government data and systems from unauthorized access.
Alliance proposes low-power wireless protocol for IoT
A group of computer and networking firms formed an alliance to standardize on the use of low-power wide-area networks to support the Internet of Things.
Cloud ‘Commons’ would accelerate biomedical research
The National Institutes of Health is supporting the launch of an electronic “Commons,” a shared cloud and high-performance computing ecosystem to support the biomedical research community.
AWS adds features to GovCloud
Amazon Web Services announced a set of updates to AWS GovCloud, an isolated AWS Region designed to allow government agencies and customers to work with sensitive workloads in the cloud.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online for Government now available
CRM Online for Government is based on the Microsoft Dynamics’ public cloud offering, designed to meet government security requirements.
Census wants tools to identify address changes
The Census Bureau issued a request for information for tools to flag potential changes in addresses, roads and boundaries that might affect the accuracy of the 2020 census.
What’s in a name? NIST drafts cloud metrics guide
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has drafted a guide to creating cloud metrics that could support what the agency calls the cloud service trifecta: service selection, service agreement and service verification.
Supreme Court moving to electronic filing
Chief Justice John Roberts announced that the Supreme Court will proceed with “constant but deliberate progress” to make briefs and other filings available electronically.
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