Survey: Public-sector IT pros lack clarity about stimulus funding
Seventy-nine percent of respondents to a recent survey said they were only somewhat aware of the flow of stimulus funds into their organizations and the impact the money might be having.
Survey: Public-sector IT pros out of the loop on recovery funding
A Dell.com survey of 662 IT professionals in government, education and health care found that most are in the dark about American Recovery and Investment Act funding, and few expect recovery funds to have an impact on their budgets.
Fingerprint identification goes higher-tech
Crime scene investigators may be able to accelerate latent fingerprint identification with new automated identification technology.
Online dashboard would track recovery act spending
Government officials and private citizens could soon be able to track stimulus funding expenditures through an information dashboard that taps into data on Recovery.gov.
L.A. County maps existing, potential solar power systems
Los Angeles County has created a "solar map" of the rooftops of 1,100 municipal buildings there to assess the potential for placing solar energy installations.
Now playing: NIST on YouTube
NIST has created a channel on the video social networking site to increase the amount of information available to the public about its programs.
Chicago adds virtual tours for visitors
Chicago has unveiled new touch screen technology at O’Hare International Airport to acquaint visitors with the city.
Server virtualization technology broadens reach for agencies
New virtualization technology will enable government agencies to broaden their server virtualization deployment through enterprisewide visibility and management.
Texas spends for bioterrorism center
Texas will spend $50 million to develop a new center to protect against bioterrorism attacks.
Georgia bolsters ID card security
Georgia Technology Authority adds identification card reading technology for state License Match program.
Secret Service’s ink evidence library now electronically searchable
As a result of being digitized, ink sample matching takes minutes as opposed to hours or days, and inks remain safe from environmental degradation and accidental contamination.
Navy purchases decision support software
The software, from Decision Lens, will enable the Navy Installations Command to align capital management, planning goals and objectives for all Navy installations more effectively.
Army establishes Geospatial Center, expands focus
The Army Geospatial Center will support the Army Battle Command System and integrate technologies and processes to give warfighters a geospatial common operational picture.
Robotic exoskeleton lightens soldiers' load
Soldiers will be able to lift as much as 200 pounds using a new robotic exoskeleton that transfers the weight to the ground through battery-powered titanium legs.
U.K. endorses OpenDocument Format
The United Kingdom is the latest government to express support of the OpenDocument Format standard, which competes with Microsoft's Extensible Markup Language-based format.
Utah's award-winning Web site
Utah's official web portal has earned multiple awards during the past two years in recognition of its innovative use of technology.
(ISC)2 information security resource guide available online
The online version will reflect up-to-date details on events, educational resources, professional associations and Web sites, and users will be able to conduct keyword searches on entries.
NASA launches Google Mars
Google Mars 3D gives users a view of the planet Red Planet from the Mars rovers, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and other probes orbiting the Red Planet.
USA.gov adds new Web 2.0 tools
The General Services Administration has added a governmentwide news feed service, a gadget gallery of online applications, and a word cloud that depicts the most popular online government content.
Telecom group to develop privacy best practices
The Liberty Alliance Telecom Special Interest Group will develop best practices for managing personally identifiable information and identity-enabled transactions.
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