Rand offers architecture for automating data analysis
Rand Corp.'s Atypical Signal Analysis and Processing Architecture could help intelligence agencies better spot potential terrorist activity.
DOD advances supercomputing benchmarks
The Defense Department's High Performance Computing Modernization Program is developing a new process to evaluate potential systems.
NARA conference demonstrates emulation technologies
Researchers are working on techniques for extracting data locked in obsolete formats and file systems.
NARA tests grid computing for preservation
The National Archives and Records Administration is running a prototype grid computing network to test how well it can preserve electronic materials.
Feed the Network
The Defense Department was on to something when it came across a new way to send out press releases and contract announcements'an Extensible Markup Language flavor called RSS.
Needed: self-configuring networks
Army Col. Timothy Gibson is no stranger to strange ideas.
Boot camp
Developers of the Army Recruiter Information Support System knew they had a scattered'and mobile'user base.
Which test is best?
Last month, NASA announced it was running what may well be world's fastest computer.
NSA seeks better analysis technologies
The National Security Agency is looking for analysis software to help it sort through the data it collects, claiming commercial software isn't powerful enough.
Trade group says study shows advantages of tape storage
Despite improvements in disk systems, tape libraries remain the most cost-effective method of long-term storage, a study by the Tape Technology Council says.
U.S. regains supercomputer lead on Top 500 list
Federal agencies now possess the two most powerful computers on the Top 500 supercomputers list, but a coming NRC report warns that the United States could be falling behind in its computer prowess despite these gains.
Energy takes title of world's fastest computer
The Energy Department announced its BlueGene/L system is faster than any other supercomputer.
DHS data chief says DRM needs more refinement
The Office of Management and Budget's just-released Data Reference Model needs some adjustments if it is to help agencies share information, the metadata guru for the Homeland Security Department says.
FTC offers a free business case template
The Federal Trade Commission has developed a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet template that it will let other agencies use to submit business case data to the Office of Management and Budget.
The life & times of data
The Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command faced an age-old problem: The amount of data it needed to keep was growing faster than the storage system designed to hold it.
NASA supercomputer outpaces the pack
The space agency's Ames Research Center claims its new system, Columbia, surpasses other recent contenders for the title of fastest computer performer.
Government funds app to serve up high-res images via low bandwidth
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is funding development of software that would let users view large image files quickly and easily on their mobile devices.
Pittsburgh supercomputer, funded by NSF, to be open to researchers
The Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center has bought a supercomputer from Cray Inc. of Seattle using a $9.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Air Force expands parts tracking app to other must-have data
Air Force Knowledge Services can analyze aircraft uptime so efficiently that the Air Force is expanding it to other kinds of intelligence.
Library of Congress picks eight contractors for digital archiving
The Library of Congress has chosen eight teams to participate in its digital preservation program, awarding almost $15 million.
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