Powering and empowering the virtual worker in 2012
As 2012 takes off, agencies are shifting their focus to telework technologies and tools in an effort to foster greater collaboration between the virtual and physical work environment.
Switch glitch brings down Virginia police network
The failure of a network switch left Virginia's state police without access to law enforcement records for five hours Jan. 19, the AP reported.
House adds machine-readable docs site, iPad app
The House of Representatives is giving transparency a shot in the arm by providing easier access to the text of legislation and the Congressional Record with a new website and iPad app.
Oracle releases 78 software patches
Oracle has released critical patches that address flaws that could be exploited remotely without authentication.
YouTube, NASCIO reach deal on terms of service
State governments will have safer access to YouTube thanks to an agreement they reached with the video-sharing site, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
Survey: Nearly half of federal IT staffers use mobile for work
A research firm found 45 percent of federal IT employees said they were using mobile devices for work every day, mainly for e-mail, project management and social media.
County uses TV spectrum to expand Wi-Fi outdoors
New Hanover County, N.C., is expanding its municipal Wi-Fi network to 'Super Wi-Fi' using unlicensed space on the broadcast spectrum.
Michigan puts up $2.5M to support collaborative tech projects
A new state-sponsored fund in Michigan is being set up to disburse money for collaborative state and local IT projects.
Austin puts a new shine on old website
The new AustinTexas.gov website may have been nearly 10 years in the making, but it appears it was worth the wait.
Air Force wants wearable computers
The Air Force is seeking input from businesses on developing a wearable computer system.
Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool
What if criminal suspects could gain a leg up on police by listening in on secure law enforcement radio transmissions via smart phones? That's already happening in Maryland.
NASA's open-source hub takes flight
Open-source projects at NASA will get a boost from a new agencywide online hub launched this week.
NASA aims to let UAVs fly in civil airspace
NASA is teaming with Rockwell Collins to develop a data link that will allow UAVs to coexist with commercial aircraft.
Google knocked out of L.A. e-mail project
Citing concerns about security, the L.A. City Council voted to remove Google and Computer Sciences Corp. from the city's e-mail migration contract.
5 mobile products that are great for government
The GCN Lab reviews five of the latest smart-phone and tablet products that would be a good fit for government workers at the office, home and in-between.
Google awards $1.5M grant to foster civic apps
Google's grant to nonprofit Code for America will support fellowships to develop software applications for the public sector.
Calif. joins fight against cyber crime
The state of California is targeting online crooks with its new cyber crimes unit announced this week.
NY state to proceed with student database
New York's on-again, off-again bid to join a multistate database of students' academic information is back on.
Legislative alert app highlights hackathon
An app that would send out real-time alerts when a topic will be debated or voted on at a public meeting was a highlight of the CityCampSF Hackathon.
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