Can quantum speed code-breaking tech?
National Institute of Standards and Technology, University of Maryland and National Security Agency have formed a new center for quantum computing science.
Are your file sharing tools leaking data?
Data leakage from negligent file sharing and information collaboration practices is as significant a risk as outright data theft, according to a Ponemon Institute Survey.
Texas legacy detox: 6 ways to clean up aging IT
A recent report from the Texas Department of Information Resources offers tactics to reduce the state’s dependence on its legacy systems.
Mobile analytics tools track perimeter of Ebola
IBM is leading a group of software firms and developers to build tools to help track, diagnose and even predict the behavior of pandemic illnesses.
VA healthcare office seeks better e-learning tools
The VA’s Business Office of Purchased Care is looking for a virtual learning environment that would provide a more efficient and less costly way to train its employees.
House ISO data center home
The House of Representatives is looking for co-located data center space to support its data center operations and the needs of other legislative agencies.
The drive toward vehicle communications picks up speed
V2V technologies will give cars – and their drivers – more time to react and will pave the road for driverless vehicles.
NOAA’s lake-level viewer aids climate change planning
NOAA’s online visualization tool is designed to help communities along the Great Lakes plan for changes in water levels associated with climate change.
SAP offers secure cloud services for federal agencies
SAP is developing secure cloud services for federal agencies that will focus on the company’s expertise in ERP-oriented business services.
NIST drafts cyber threat info sharing guidance
The Guide to Cyber Threat Information Sharing is designed to help agencies leverage collective knowledge and experience by actively sharing threat intelligence and ongoing coordination.
Top cloud myths... busted
Misinformation about cloud computing feeds uncertainty and doubt and distracts from real opportunity and innovation, according to research firm Gartner Inc.
High-speed transatlantic network supports faster data exchange
When the Large Hadron Collider comes back online in spring 2015, ESnet will be ready to handle the vastly increased data load.
Coalition supports e-citation tech for safety, service and savings
A new industry group is calling for greater use of electronic citation systems in an effort to reduce time officers spend writing tickets, improving safety and removing paper-based inefficiencies.
NYPD gets 41,000 tablets, handhelds for officers
The $160 million initiative will upgrade the NYPD’s mobile platform, allowing the department to outfit up to 6,000 police cars with rugged tablets and provide 35,000 handheld devices for police officers.
Energy hub to improve efficiency in NY public buildings
The New York Energy Manager will provide real-time energy use and trending data for 3,000 state government buildings.
DARPA in search of universal translator tech
DARPA aims to dramatically advance computational linguistics and language technology to enable rapid, low-cost development of capabilities for low-resource languages.
VA rolls out telehealth scheduling system
The Department of Veterans Affairs introduced Clinical Video Telehealth scheduling software that will improve how VA employees schedule telehealth appointments.
USPS envisions a CMS for complaints
The U.S. Postal Service has put feelers out for a system to manage all of the documents, records and tasks that come into the agency’s complaint hotline.
MobileIron updates Docs@Work to secure personal cloud
Docs@Work lets users access, annotate and share enterprise content regardless of location, in a variety of cloud repositories, while providing IT a centralized way to secure and manage mobile content and device policies.
8 apps for safer city intersections
Winning apps in New York City’s Connected Intersections Challenge used wearable devices and smartphone sensors in effort to drive down traffic fatalities and injuries.
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