NYC transforms pay phones into Wi-Fi network
New York City will install multi-function, Wi-Fi-based phone kiosks across the city offering free gigabit Wi-Fi and free domestic calls across the United States.
Entrust offers agencies smart-card management from the cloud
Entrust Datacard released a console that lets agencies produce a single unified identity credential for each person associated with an agency, delivered as a service.
Dell appliances to run Nutanix virtual platform
Dell’s new XC series of web-scale converged appliances will be running Nutanix software, which allows agency IT managers to consolidate compute and storage into a single 2U chassis.
DARPA’s EDICT would boost WAN resilience
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is expected to launch a research effort to strengthen the resilience and security of military wide-area networks.
USDA seeks database to maintain ‘organic seal’
The Agriculture Department wants to set up an electronic organic integrity database to maintain information on operations that use the organic seal, by which the department ensures public trust of its organic programs.
Mozilla releases Firefox browser built for developers
Mozilla released what it calls the first browser for developers. Firefox Developer Edition includes tools for building, testing and scaling all from one place.
Dell, CGI tee up cloud-based enterprise services
Dell and CGI announced a joint venture to offer virtual desktop, business analytics and identity management services to government and enterprise customers.
Hagel outlines new Defense innovation efforts
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced a new Defense Innovation Initiative that will identify and develop advanced technologies, ensuring that the United States has a competitive technological advantage.
DOE invests $425 million in next-gen supercomputing
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced two new high-performance computing awards to put the nation on a fast-track to next generation exascale computing.
Galactic Grant Competition to fund space station research
Massachusetts announced a Galactic Grant Competition for commonwealth-based life science companies to conduct research on the International Space Station.
SSA to expand enterprise e-discovery toolset
The Social Security Administration is looking to expand its e-discovery solution to better manage everything from emails, text and images to calendars, audio/video files, websites and computer programs.
VA to drive clinical collaboration with social platform
Veterans Affairs aims to transform collaboration and integrate new applications into its clinical workflows with Jive’s enterprise communication platform.
How the FBI plans to manage crowdsourced video
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a citizen-facing system to help with ingesting, cataloging and routing image and video content submitted by the public.
Military health directorate joins Army ERP system
The National Capitol Region Medical Directorate is the first organization outside the Army to fully integrate into the General Fund Enterprise Business System.
Verizon gains FedRAMP ATO for cloud services
Authorized by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Verizon Enterprise Cloud Federal Edition IaaS solution is supported by an enterprise-class computing architecture.
DHS eyes next-generation biometric matching technologies
The Homeland Security Department calls for information on emerging technologies that would help government keep up with the latest developments in biometric matching.
Esri adds science, tech modules to ArcGIS platform
Esri will integrate SciPy, an open-source technical software library, into ArcGIS mapping platform, making it easier for scientists to develop new geospatial tools.
Lighter communications key to Army’s future
It's critical that the communication infrastructure be ready at all times – from installation to the point of need, said Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, the Army's CIO/G-6.
10 ways to recharge cybersecurity ops centers
Mitre Corp. cybersecurity engineer Carson Zimmerman spells out ways government security operations centers can regain advantages against increasingly sophisticated adversaries.
Navy christens ERP 1.1 financial management system
The Naval Supply System Command’s Weapon Systems Support unit completes the transition of its financial systems to new enterprise resource planning system.
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