Hackers vs. DC voting system: Hackers win
Hackers bested D.C.'s voting system after the Board of Elections dared them to try to beat the security measures.
Crime Stoppers programs add text, social media options
Crime Stoppers programs around the country are trying to keep up with an increasingly mobile, short-message mad populace by adding texting and other social media channels to their crime-tip operations.
Albuquerque lets it all hang out with data
The city is trying to change New Mexico's reputation for poor transparency with its ABQ View website, which provides a comprehensive look at how it collects and spends its money.
Data centers shuffle off to Buffalo — and other affordable places
Cheap power, a cool climate and a stable geography are attracting large data centers to the Buffalo, N.Y., area. A study also ranks the least expensive places to put a center.
How Moses parted the Red Sea (one theory, anyway)
Computer models developed as part of a study on wind’s effect on water depths show that a strong east wind could have pushed push water back at a point where a river is believed to have bent to merge with a coastal lagoon near the Mediterranean Sea.
Cancer institute's PKI system shows how it's done
The National Cancer Institute and Bristol-Myers Squibb have developed a working example of public-key infrastructure that increases efficiency, saves money and eliminates paper at little cost to NCI.
Storage consolidation pays off for Michigan
The state Department of Technology, Management and Budget says the consolidation of three large storage arrays into one smaller array has already generated saving, with more expected.
Can an app predict future traffic jams?
Early next year, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority expects to go live with the Traffic Prediction Tool, which uses an algorithm to project pending bottlenecks and then warns drivers of what's down the road.
Which states are the most digital of all?
The 2010 Digital States Survey, which ranks states' IT prowess in eight categories, showed little change at the top from the previous survey in 2008 -- with one exception.
The 4-1-1 for California: Use the Web instead
CIO's office tells state employees to forgo 411 directory assistance and use free services instead.
Texting bans could boost, not reduce, accident rates, study says
The Highway Loss Data Institute studied accident rates in four states that have enacted anti-texting laws and found that accident rates haven't fallen. In fact, the trend could be going the other way.
State CISOs aren't bullish on cybersecurity
In a survey by NASCIO and Deloitte, 79 percent of state chief information security officers reported that their cybersecurity budgets were either cut or frozen, and nine of 10 CISOs cited a lack of funding as the biggest hurdle to securing systems.
Government IT shops get a store for open-source apps
A public/private partnership has launched Civic Commons, a website designed to let state, local and federal agencies share software they have developed.
Montana cuts data center cooling costs from dollars to nickels
Montana is using a Kyoto-wheel system to cool its new data center, cutting the energy costs of cooling to a minimum.
States find a friend (and a few concerns) in social media
A NASCIO survey of state IT officials finds widespread adoption of social media channels, although many officials are concerned about security, legal issues and the lack of agency policies for their use.
Who will win midterm elections? You can Google it.
Google's 2010 U.S. Elections Ratings maps projections from four independent analysis organizations of House, Senate and gubernatorial races.
Surveillance cameras go public in Minnesota county
Ramsey County, Minn., has made 14 of its surveillance cameras available to the public as part of its Neighborhood Watch program, which has raised the eyebrows of some privacy advocates.
In Palo Alto, Bling is the thing for electronic payments
The Bling Nation system used in Palo Alto, Calif., lets people pay their utility bills or parking tickets by using their smart phones.
Internet doesn't replace traditional news outlets, survey finds
A Pew survey finds that people are consuming more news online, but that traditional outlets shouldn't be forgotten.
Chattanooga raises the bar on broadband development
Chattanooga has made a 1 gigabit/sec Internet connection available to homes and businesses on its fiber-optic network. It's pricey, but it puts the city ahead of almost any other place in the world on broadband.
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