Sowing the Internet of Things into agriculture
The National Agricultural Statistics Service wants to use the Internet of Things to glean data from sensors on farm machinery in an effort to boost precision agriculture.
Gartner: 10 trends for smart government
The market research firm identified 10 strategic technology trends and described how government IT managers can apply them to their innovation efforts.
AT&T, IBM to help cities build out Internet of Things
AT&T, IBM join forces to help cities, utilities and commercial firms develop and capitalize on the Internet of intelligent devices.
Connected cars: Apps, networks and storage on wheels
Advances in traffic safety networks will be driven by the integration of transportation data across the crowd, the mobile phone network and the vehicles themselves, according to researchers.
How to build a crowdsourced traffic safety network
Government transportation safety planners are experimenting with ways to crowdsource the collection of data on traffic and road conditions, including trading information with consumers and tapping cellular networks to map real-time traffic flows.
Cities turn the corner on 'smart city' investment
Market research firm IDC Government Insights says cities will start putting in place the IT building blocks for smart city systems and applications in 2014.
Bluetooth beacons signal future public safety apps and advantages
Bluetooth beacon technology may show up first at the mall, but look for it in enterprise applications that rely on indoor location mapping and navigation.
Smithsonian builds Internet of connected exhibits, specimens, research apps
The Smithsonian Institution is undergoing a digital makeover to support more interactive exhibits, displays and research applications for the public and research communities.
CSA pushes software-defined perimeter network protection
Standardized SDP security framework will protect application infrastructures from network-based attacks.
Amazon Kinesis does heavy-lifting on streaming, big data
Kinesis lets users easily set up high-capacity network pipes that can collect and analyze data in real time, at any scale, officials said.
Mind your mobile: 2014's challenges (and solutions) for mobile government
Secure devices, virtualized mobile solutions and the Internet of Things will be at the top of mind for government IT managers.
Government IT in 2014: More connections, more exposure, more risk
Agencies should expect to see more authentication, increased use of private clouds and the spread of smart city technologies in 2014.
Muni Wi-Fi: This time it's more than public Internet access
Cisco is betting that a new generation of municipal Wi-Fi, incorporating the Internet of Things, will enable smarter management of city infrastructure and better delivery of city services.
New chips could power the Internet of Things
Intel hopes to put its Quark X1000 processor family into the sensors and smart devices that will drive intelligent systems.
How hackers can turn the Internet of Things into a weapon
As more unsecured devices become IP-enabled for remote management or as part of sensor networks, the possibilities for attack grow.
Emerging protocol can help manage the Internet of Things
MQTT, proposed as an OASIS standard, can help agencies manage all the data generated by sensors, mobile devices and other machine-to-machine networks.
DISA plans for exabytes of drone, satellite data
The agency is planning a secure cloud to hold all the imagery and data collected by the military's drones, satellites and other sources.
What is M2M, and why is it the future of code?
The Internet of things will soon contain 50 billion devices, and machine-to-machine programming is how they will talk to each other.
Will IPv6 ever have a killer app?
The push for IPv6 so far has been all stick and no carrot. Do agencies switch because OMB says so or because they're afraid of running out of IPv4 addresses? Do readers know what will make everyone want to move?
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