OpenSSL gets NIST certifications
Agencies setting up sensitive virtual private networks now have an open-source alternative.
OMB releases EA Assessment
The Office of Management and Budget has the second version of its Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework.
Energy revamps Web site
The Energy Department has revamped its central Web site to better reflect the agency's core missions.
In short
ESRI has introduced ArcWeb Services 2006, a set of application programming interfaces that will allow developers to add mapping and geospatial information to their Web applications.
Battle of the giants
Speaking of movies, Peter Jackson's latest epic, 'King Kong,' reminded one GCN writer of the computer industry, with all the fleet-footed dinosaurs, sticky creepy-crawlies and that big love-struck monkey stomping about, battling for supremacy.
The CIO and the developer
Although supposedly committed to Unix, execs at Sun Microsystems Inc. might soon be wedded elsewhere, seeing how quickly they're giving away all Sun's jewels.
Sure beats PowerPoint
We've been hearing much about the IT Infrastructure Library, a set of British best-practice recommendations and common IT definitions.
Love at first site
Agencies compete with Amazon.com, whether they like it or not. Here are five steps to making your users happy.
DHS procures testing service for open-source apps
The Homeland Security Department has procured a bug testing service for popular open-source programs, one that will submit applications such as Apache and MySQL to a level of scrutiny enjoyed by many commercial software providers.
Online Extra: Data cleaning 101
So your office has three databases, and each one has a different spelling of one individual's name. Here's how to clean that data up:
Researchers recommend Wikis for government information
E-government researchers have suggested that collaborative Wiki software may be the best avenue for getting public information to the citizenry.
Federal Web metrics group seeks input
A working group of the Web Managers Advisory Council is seeking participation from other federal Web managers interested in Web metrics.
To tag or not to tag
As search engines become more powerful, agencies debate the usefulness of metadata.
CIO Council sets rules for Core.gov
The CIO Council has published the operational procedures for the federal Component Organization and Registration Environment Web repository.
Microsoft Windows vulnerability puts Web surfers at risk
Simply opening the wrong Web page or receiving an e-mail with an errant image file could be enough to cripple your computer.
Study: Users prefer IBM for Unix
IBM Corp. ranked at the top of a Unix customer satisfaction survey that reflects agencies' sentiments, according to the pollster.
OMB releases new version of DRM
The Office of Management and Budget has posted the second version of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Data Reference Model, designed to boost cross-agency sharing of information.
GSA: Metadata not essential for search
Metadata and other advanced preparation techniques may not be required to make government information available for public search, according to feedback the General Services Administration has received.
Researchers find 10 Gigabit Ethernet as speedy as customized interconnects
A Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher working with fellow academics has shown that 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards can offer nearly the same performance as other specialized high-performance network interconnects.
CIO Council lays down Core.gov ground rules
The CIO Council has published the operational procedures for the federal Component Organization and Registration Environment Web repository.
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