Why not use a supercomputer to process health care records?
The U.S. government operates the most powerful supercomputers in the world. Using some of that power to process government health care records would be difficult to set up, but the benefits could be worth it, says William Jackson.
Water companies wait for someone else to take the plunge on smart metering
Advanced, networked meters offer the potential for conservation and money savings, but utilities are hesitant to be on the cutting edge of this evolving technology.
Stuck in the mud: IRS spins its wheels on electronic modernization
The Customer Account Data Engine, a part of the IRS business modernization program expected to be fully implemented by 2012, speeds processing of tax returns and refunds. But it also increases complexity.
The weakest link in anti-terror systems
President Obama described recent failures in anti-terrorism efforts as systemic. But they were not failures of systems; they were failures of human beings using the systems.
FIPS-certified USB drives have security flaws
Vulnerabilities in supposedly secure USB flash drives that received FIPS certification are causing NIST to review the certification process for cryptographic modules.
FCC seeks more time to complete National Broadband Plan
Citing an unprecedented volume of comment in the development of a National Broadband Plan, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has requested an extra 30 days to delivery the completed plan.
NSF opens bidding for research time on TeraGrid high-performance network
The coming round of one-year grants will be the last before NSF begins moving TeraGrid to the next generation of high-performance cyberinfrastructure, called eXtreme Digital.
Can the world’s fastest supercomputer combat health care waste?
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jaguar supercomputer has the capacity to process the government’s health care claims in real time, which computer scientist Andrew Loebl says could reduce waste and improve the quality of health care.
Cryptographic showdown, Round 2: NIST picks 14 hash algorithms
NIST has eliminated 37 algorithms that had been submitted in a contest to choose the next cryptographic hash. Now, 14 contenders remain.
Security issues to fear in the New Year
An increasingly complex and networked world poses new threats; cloud computing, social networking and mobile platforms claim the attention of security prognosticators for 2010.
NIST upgrades guidelines for cryptographic key management
NIST has released part 3 of its Recommendations for Key Management, providing guidelines for key management in specific cryptographic applications used by agencies.
2004 tsunami spurred development of NOAA warning system
When a tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, 2004, NOAA’s warning system was in its infancy. Today it has matured into an international network of sensors providing near-real-time data to sophisticated models to produce detailed forecasts and warnings.
About Schmidt: We finally have a cybersecurity coordinator. Now what?
The challenges facing Howard Schmidt as he takes on the job of coordinating the nation's cyber defenses might be equaled only by the opportunities.
National cybersecurity coordinator choice widely applauded
Industry insiders say the breadth and depth of the appointee's experience in both government and the private sector bodes well for his performance in the challenging job of coordinating the government’s cybersecurity policy.
Cybersecurity picture growing rosier?
Former US-CERT director Mischel Kwon says that despite the growing number of attacks and threats, progress is being made in securing U.S. IT systems.
VA security scholarship program delayed until 2011
A program enacted in 2006 to help the Veterans Affairs Department beef up its information security expertise by offering financial assistance to doctoral students and those who recently earned doctorates still is more than a year away from awarding its first scholarship, according to a report made to Congress.
Zero-day vulnerabilities share little in common except for the threat they pose
Zero-day vulnerabilities take many forms; the one thing they have in common is that the hackers know about them before the vendors and users, guaranteeing a window of vulnerability.
DNSSEC implemented in the .us registry
The .us domain name joins a growing list of top-level Internet domains that are getting ready to improve DNS security by digitally signing DNS requests and replies for address information.
FTC accuses Intel of stifling competition in CPU market
The Federal Trade Commission alleges in an administrative action filed today that Intel Corp. has engaged in decade-long pattern of anticompetitive behavior, and seeks non-monetary remedies against the computer chip giant.
Transportation ID program lacks a reliable disaster recovery plan, GAO says
An October 2008 power failure at a TSA data processing center that handles Transportation Worker Identificiation credentialing affected PIN availability on approximately 410,000 cards, according to a recent GAO report. Replacing the cards could cost as much as $26 million.
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