EPA seeks crowdsourcing with early release of toxics report data
The EPA has released the preliminary data from the annual Toxics Release Inventory report so users can analyze it for themselves.
Lockheed releases open-source social networking tool
Government technologists may soon have a new way to address the complexities of managing IT: Lockheed Martin has introduced a new open source enterprise social networking tool, Eureka Streams.
Could jailbreak rule speed government iPhone adoption?
Jailbreak rule could bring more iPhones into agencies.
NASA data lets scientists map forests (and the trees)
Scientists have developed the world's first global forest height data map using satellite data from NASA.
Agencies finding more uses for sensor technology
A Forrester Research analyst says green IT and other inititiaves will expand the use of sensors in federal activities.
Billions expected for cybersecurity research
The deputy director of national intelligence for acquisition and technology told a recent cybersecurity connference that her office and the White House Office of Science and Technology plan a multibillion dollar research project on cybersecurity.
Sexting case outcome changes the rules on workplace privacy
Supreme Court rules that government employers can look at private messages on employer-owned equipment, as long as they have a legitimate reason to do so.
Cyberattacks are biggest fear, survey shows
A survey of more than 250 government and industry IT professionals found that the majority of respondents believe cyberattacks are the top threat to U.S. national security. The findings differ from similar surveys of government and private-sector experts
Sony working on hair-thin video technology
The military, which has been using organic light-emitting diode screen technology in a growing number of apps, could now have a new technology for its toolbox. A new Sony prototype is thinner than a human hair and is flexible enough to be rolled tightly around a pencil, even as it continues playing a video.
NIST guidelines spark change to (ISC)2 credential
(ISC)2, a nonprofit organization of certified information security professionals, is changing a key credential in response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's changes to risk management guidelines for federal systems.
Google browser targets federal market
Google is subtly increasing pressure on Microsoft with a new release of its Chrome browser. Government employees may now have a new alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer platform: Google has released a new stable version of its browser for Mac and Linux, bringing it out of beta for these two platforms.
Library of Congress aids geospatial data preservation
The Library of Congress and Columbia University are creating a Web-based information hub to provide best practices, tools, methods and services to assist organizations in preserving geospatial data.
DARPA, Northrop taking chip speed into terahertz range
Northrop Grumman's Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuit operates at 0.67 THz, more than double the frequency of the previously reported fastest chip.
DARPA looks for stealthier Internet access
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking technologies to give the military “anonymous Internet communications to bypass techniques that suppress, localize and/or corrupt information.”
DARPA plans to SMITE insider enemies
DARPA is looking for technologies to deal with attacks originating from within.
Microsoft unveils social media directory for government
Gov2Social is geared to help state and local governments connect with each other to navigate the social media environment.
State Department social network in the works
The State Department will be launching its own social network for employees and diplomatic officials.
Agency IT gets greener with promotional carbon credits
Federal agencies are benefitting from a program that allows agency IT departments to purchase new data servers and receive offsetting carbon emissions credits.
Giving hackers a dose of their own poison
Agencies have some options to strike back at hackers using the hackers' own tools. A security expert explains how.
Nations agree to global data center metrics
A consortium of international interests has chosen a standardized energy efficiency metric.
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