Ada lives on, and so does the discussion
A GCN article from a year ago on the Ada programming language sparkes a new discussion of its pros and cons on Reddit.
Open government could pave way for data leaks
The Obama administration's Open Government Initiative to make government information more accessible could lead to the inadvertent exposure of sensitive data.
Twitter becomes a battleground in Iranian protests
The disputes in Iran over Twitter underscore the growing importance of social media sites and the extent to which the United States and other governments are paying attention to them.
Joint Forces commander blasts tech planning
Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis is critical of what he calls "wrongheaded thinking" of military planners in recent years who placed too much emphasis on the role of technology in winning wars.
Readers add their tips to better parallel processing
A recent blog item on whether parallel processing requires new languages pointed out that developers are divided on the best way would to split programs across a multiple-core architecture. The comments the blog drew reflect some of those divisions.
Tighter cybersecurity for U.S. power grid
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation's board of trustees has approved changes that make cyber-security compliance for the electric industry more stringent
Researchers turn tables on botnet
Researchers from the University of California gained control over a well-known and powerful network of hacked computers for 10 days, gaining insight into how it steals personal and financial data.
How to reap the benefits of virtualization
Forrester Research virtualization experts share advice on how to get stakehohlders on your side, give your staff the right tools and maximize IT productivity.
Windows 7 'fake updates' are on the way
Microsoft plans to test Windows 7's update mechanism by feeding users of the just-issued Release Candidate as many as 10 fake updates in the coming week.
Security issues continue to haunt social networking
Although social networking’s security holes reportedly scare many businesses, nine out of 10 respondents in a recent survey said they had plans to incorporate social networking, instant messaging, wikis and other technologies into their operations.
BlackBerry browser tips and tricks
Boost your with these can't-miss keyboard shortcuts, for Novices and power-users alike can enhance their BlackBerry Web browsing experience with these keyboard shortcuts.
Conficker worm bores into University of Utah computers
The virus infiltrated computers in the university's hospitals and medical school, as well as the colleges of nursing, pharmacy and health.
Kundra back to work as federal CIO
The White House confirms that Kundra was not targeted in the bribery investigation of a D.C. employee, and he returns to work after a short leave of absence
Navy to reduce intranet portals
The Navy will reduce its intranet portals from 59 to two, and then proceed full steam ahead into the Defense Knowledge Online portal.
Cyberattack mapping could yield blueprint for cyber defense
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have been mapping out attacks against large-scale computer networks to gain a better understanding of how automated cyberwarfare works.
Freeh, Kundra to speak at FOSE 2009
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh and new federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra will deliver keynote addresses on the final day of the FOSE 2009 government IT expo in Washington.
FOSE showcases special sessions
FOSE released its final list of specialized educational events scheduled to take place at the annual government IT expo March 10-12.
CAG's 20 high-priority areas
The CAG list of controls includes 15 that are able to be validated in an automated manner and five that must be validated manually.
CNN senior White House correspondent added as keynote to FOSE 2009
CNN senior White House correspondent Ed Henry will serve as the opening keynote speaker for FOSE 2009, and will discuss the Obama administration’s embrace of technology.
Technology news in brief
Security evaluation for first high-performance version of Linux; NIST provides funding for research on infrastructure monitoring; and Microsoft extends public availability of Windows 7 Beta.
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