How military can lighten its load to create mobile data centers
Mobile forces can take advantage of virtualization, software tools and services used in garrison and base data centers to bring communications to the field.
IBM's Watson charts new frontiers for computer science
The "Jeopardy!"-winning computer broadens the boundaries of human-machine interactivity.
Texas Panhandle's data-sharing system corrals law enforcement comm
A new data center and hardware lets law enforcement agencies in the Panhandle share warrants and to track the location of their officers.
Android phones to be 'brains' of space station robots
NASA researchers are using an Android smart phone to help turn small, floating robots into astronauts' helpers.
Denver area emergency crews to get LTE broadband system
New wireless network will allow Adams County first responders to share video and data.
DHS, Georgia Tech seek to improve security with open-source tools
A DHS-backed research group headed by Georgia Tech is studying new uses for open-source cybersecurity applications.
Found thumb drives: another way employees are a security menace
A DHS test found that most agency and contractor employees who found data disks and USB drives in a parking lot plugged them into their organization's network.
Congress joins the Skype, ooVoo crowd
Agreement to allow Skype and ooVoo videoconferencing for House members had been held up by security concerns.
New analysis tools help troops sift through mountains of video data
DARPA launches two programs to give warfighters automated tools to help identify enemy activity in video streams from unmanned aircraft and other sources.
Army's JTRS testing goes virtual
The Army is using a software tool to expand the size of its radio networks for the upcoming Network Integration Exercise.
Make-or-break time for Army’s digital force
Upcoming tests will evaluate the ability of Joint Tactical Radio System equipment to provide small units with network connectivity and communications.
IBM rolls out cloud-based backup, recovery and archiving services
IBM's new SmartCloud services would let organizations restore service quickly after an outage.
Tiny silicon wings could power future micro-drones
Students in Sandia National Laboratories' design contest have come up with dragonfly wings that could work for a variety of small bots.
Air Force brass to get secure smart phones
Spectra Edge handheld phones feature encryption approved by the National Security Agency.
State using app that separates personal, work data on iPhones, Androids
West Virginia is providing employees Androids and iPhones with software to separate personal and business data, and could lead to employees using personal devices on the job.
Forensics tool lets Florida police gather digital evidence at the scene
The Plant City, Fla., Police Department is using a mobile digital forensics tool that enables officers to quickly pull data from computers and other personal electronics.
VA CIO surveys his department's IT hits and misses
The Veterans Affairs Department's IT consolidation has paved the way for the organization's technology initiatives, says VA CIO Roger Baker.
In Texas, software ties together first responders' radios
Interoperability software allows emergency response groups to communicate across a variety of systems and equipment.
The best and worst states at providing broadband
Online tool grades state and county level compliance with national broadband goals.
Red Hat rolls out FIPS-certified OS, cloud products
A series of federal security certifications for Red Hat's open-source operating system and two new cloud products offer developers a variety of options for designing and managing agency cloud applications.
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