Is it time for reduced sign-ons?
Most agency offices eventually face a decision of whether to consolidate password management systems. Here's a test of your organization's readiness for a reduced sign on approach to identity authentication.
USAID to help Afghan cell-phone users get news
Afghans will have easier access to newspapers, radio and other news sources on their cell phones thanks to a project by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Shoe-print database helps police run down criminals
Police in Florida can tap a database of shoes to identify the footprints that criminals leave behind at the scene of the crime.
Texas can keep using paperless voting
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against a group that sued to stop the state from using direct-recording electronic voting machines.
Hackers knock out al-Qaeda's online distribution channels
Western hackers took down al-Qaeda's ability to send messages and videos in a coordinated cyber attack.
Los Alamos unplugs supercomputers as wildfires threaten
As a wildfire escalated in New Mexico, the Los Alamos National Laboratory was forced to shut down two of the world's fastest supercomputers.
Washington State gets wired for broadband
A project will serve hundreds of hospitals, public agencies, schools and libraries.
Georgia cops have their city wired
A surveillance project uses a software platform with a Google Maps interface, and users will be able to see footage from city cameras by clicking on a map and can pan, tilt and zoom.
Ramos tapped to be California's top state IT official
Gov. Jerry Brown has picked Carlos Ramos as California's technology secretary, replacing Teri Takai.
NYC holds app contest for people who can't write apps
A contest sponsored by the city of New York will pay $350 for the best idea-driven Web, desktop or mobile applications.
Bill calls for wireless carriers to define '4G' service
All those ads from wireless carriers touting phones with "4G speeds" sound impressive, but what do they mean? A California lawmaker wants carriers to require carriers to disclose data speeds.
DHS comes to first responders' rescue
Two new devices from the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate will help track the movements and vital signs of firefighters responding to a blaze.
City uses high-tech bracelets to find missing seniors, children
An Ohio police department supplies wrist bracelets that can track missing elderly people and children.
Virginia, nonprofit plan supercomputer 'training ground'
The center is scheduled to open this fall in Danville, Va., and will be named the Center for Applied High Performance Computing.
4 smart-phone security tips from DHS
The Homeland Security Department has some advice for smart-phone users, and it sounds pretty familiar.
Chicago adds to its 10,000 electronic eyes
A city commission has approved surveillance cameras for three major locations that might be terrorism targets.
Satellite imagery used to help fight Arizona fire
Satellite technology is coming to the rescue in the fight against the largest wildfire in Arizona history.
Report on whether LightSquared's 4G network disrupts GPS signals is delayed
The company behind a proposed 4G wireless network has been given a two-week extension to file a report to the FCC concerning interference with GPS signals.
Rep blasts Facebook over photo ID software
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is joining the chorus of privacy advocates urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook for potential privacy violations over its facial recognition software, the Washington Post reports.
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