NSA data center to be cooled by wastewater
The National Security Agency will be using graywater to cool servers at its new data center in Fort Meade, Md.
ISO: Open-source tools to liberate data from PDFs
In an effort to expand open-source PDF conversion options, the Sunlight Foundation is holding the PDF Liberation Hackathon, dedicated to improving open-source tools for PDF extraction.
NASA moves earth science tools, platform to the cloud
OpenNEX puts data and tools from NASA's Earth Exchange into the Amazon cloud improve collaboration with the academic, public and private sectors.
Ohio builds AweSim Web-based supercomputing apps
AweSim's affordable and easy-to-use apps will bring HPC modeling and simulation power to Ohio's small businesses.
Open-source community helps with emergency VistA patch
The nonprofit Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent spearheaded the effort to create an emergency patch to a security breach on VistA fortuitously discovered by a Georgia Tech grad student.
NASA's virtual institute powers solar system exploration
Researchers need only basic PC and collaboration tools to participate in NASA's Web-based Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute.
Boston police cruisers get fitted with GPS tracking
Administrators say the units will improve the department's emergency responsiveness, giving dispatchers the ability to see the locations of officers rather than waiting for a radio response.
DLA using botanical DNA to prevent tech counterfeiting
The Defense Logistics Agency is using botanical DNA marking technology to battle a rise in counterfeit electronic parts and devices.
Agile helps Alabama build portal for shift to Medicaid
Alabama launches new online portal for children's and women's health care coverage.
Police fire GPS 'cannon' to track suspects, reduce car chases
The StarChase system includes an air launcher in the grill of a cruiser and sticky GPS devices that attach to a vehicle so it can be tracked.
One city fends off cyberespionage attacks, and collaboration is key
Seattle's collaboration with the FBI and a DHS fusion center helped thwart attacks from China, but that kind of information sharing doesn't happen enough, a new report says.
California pilots electronic license plates -- will other states follow?
The state expects electronic plates to save money on processing registrations and mailing, though the plan has raised privacy concerns.
Public transit gets on the bus with smartphone ticketing
Dallas-Fort Worth and Portland are among the latest to let customers buy bus and rail tickets with their smartphones, and riders are responding.
Solving the Supreme Court's link rot problem
A study by Harvard Law School finds that half the URLs in Supreme Court opinions go nowhere, which can put a crimp in the idea of citing precedent. The authors suggest a solution.
DISA's satellite-comm device helps with Colorado flood efforts
The SHOUT Nano, a pocket-sized Iridium communicator and tracking device, is being used by the Army Air National Guard for to keep troops in touch.
Police seeing results with anti-gang software
Atlanta's collaborative intelligence-sharing system tracks cases, alerts investigators to potential links between incidents and has nearly doubled the rate of indictments.
DHS mulls changes to CyberFETCH registration
The department is seeking feedback on the forms it uses to validate participants in its repository of cyber forensic tools and best practices.
Blacksburg, Virginia Tech jump on Obama's high-speed Internet initiative
The town and university join a growing list of organizations looking to develop innovate ways to put high-speed community broadband to use.
Pittsburgh launches first-of-its-kind Wi-Fi network for inland waterways
The Wireless Waterways Project reportedly is the first to bring wireless IP communications to inland ports and could spread across the country.
Energy lab's wireless system secure enough for classified data
The Savannah River National Lab’s prototype hardware, designed in collaboration with NSA, uses Suite B cryptography for a system that could be adapted for other uses.
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