Science.gov upgrades to Version 3.0
The newest version of the Science.gov search engine uses metadata to rank results, which should give users more accurate responses to queries, according to the <a href="http://Science.gov">Science.gov</a> Alliance.
GSA builds EA-based development platform
The General Services Administration has assembled a software suite that can be used to generate application templates directly from its enterprise architecture.
New Firefox browser bulks up on 508 compliance
The Mozilla Foundation has posted a Section 508 accessibility compliance checklist for version 1.5 of its Firefox Web browser.
Brian Stevens | Performance boost virtually assured
Although Red Hat Inc. is based in Raleigh, N.C., the company runs a sizeable office more than 700 miles to the north in Westford, Mass.
Mass. tentatively backs Microsoft Office Open XML format
Massachusetts may use Microsoft Office after all, thanks to the company's pledge to put its format in the hands of an international standards body.
NASA develops style sheets, tools for Web sites
Last year, NASA decreed that its Web sites should sport a common look and feel. Now the agency has introduced tools to help agency Web managers meet this goal.
Microsoft opens Office formats
Microsoft Corp. plans to submit its Microsoft Office file formats to an international standards body, the company announced yesterday.
Science.gov goes 3.0
The newest version of the Science.gov search engine uses metadata to rank results, which should give users more accurate responses to queries, according to the Science.gov Alliance.
COOP self help
For federal agencies, continuity-of-operations planning is nothing new. Signed in 1988, Executive Order 12656 called for each agency to ensure it could continue to provide services during an emergency. But the order didn't specify how to execute a COOP plan.
got COOP?
For the Coast Guard, continuity of operations means getting all parties in communication as quickly as possible'which is why it can literally take its communication centers on the road.
Microsoft joins supercomputing fray with new server software
With today's beta release of Windows Compute Cluster Server, Microsoft Corp. is hoping to enter the high-performance computer market'or at least the lower reaches of that market.
Mass. reference model stirs controversy over open formats
Since its release last September, a technical reference model issued by Massachusetts has sparked considerable debate within the government technology community'and beyond.
Telecom infrastructure is weak link in disasters
A recent Federal Communications Commission meeting with telecommunication providers related to Hurricane Katrina revealed that physical infrastructure remains an Achilles' heel for networks.
Massachusetts mulls IT review board
Pending legislation in the state Senate may hamper the Massachusetts CIO's plans to implement open document standards.
Digital clues help police land high-tech pirates
Last month, the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, along with the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Secret Service, busted what they described as a massive DVD pirate ring.
Red Hat, Sun aim for security certification
In 2006, network administrators in high-security environments will have two new general-purpose operating systems to choose from.
Tim Bray | No easy road to interoperability
After he helped develop the Extensible Markup Language, Tim Bray could have rested on his laurels, collecting the occasional consulting check.
Ask the Professor: Reconfigurable Computing
The computer science academic community has investigated the use of field-programmable gate arrays for quite some time.
Reconfigurable chips could accelerate HPC
At first glance, the new Cray XD1 that showed up on the loading dock of the Naval Research Laboratory last summer looked like a regular supercomputer.
Defense releases draft of 5015 Version 3
The Defense Department has posted a working draft of Version 3 of its standard for records management software, the 5015.2-STD RMA Design Criteria Standard.
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