EPA finalizes Energy Star spec for servers
The final version of a specification for enterprise servers will help agencies identify systems that deliver performance while reducing energy consumption.
The push toward transparency
The Obama Administration is laying the foundation for technology’s role in an open, participatory government. The Treasury Department sprung into action quickly developing in two months the web site FinancialStability.gov, which provides information on the Financial Stability Program.
Obama's transparent IT footprint
The Obama administration quickly established an information technology footprint during its first 100 days, driven by efforts to make information more easily available to the public.
Unisys offers stimulus tracking reporting tool
Unisys has unveiled the Recovery Act Reporting Environment to help government agencies and recipients of economic stimulus funds meet reporting requirements.
New stimulus tracking tools available
Microsoft earlier this week unveiled Stimulus360, while IT consulting firm Johnston McLamb applies its geospatial business intelligence expertise to stimulus tracking.
Arkansas tracks stimulus funding with dashboard technology
The Arkansas Department of Education plans to track its spending of federal funding grants with dashboard technology from IBM.
Tom Termini | Zen and the art of service-oriented architectures
The author of "The Zen of SOA" talks about how to align the concept of a service-oriented architecture with the components that make it work.
GSA testing carbon analysis tool
GSA is testing carbon analysis footprint software from Noblis that could eventually be used by agencies to benchmark and reduce carbon emissions.
Encryption key strengths
Encryption systems are often grouped into families of symmetric (single key) and asymmetric systems (a key to encrypt and another to decrypt). They also can be grouped according to the central algorithm used, such as elliptic curve cryptography.
Federal agencies boost green purchases
Thirteen agencies have reported that more than 95 percent of their desktop or laptop purchases in 2008 were EPEAT-registered, environmentally preferable, electronic products.
Air flow control can yield more efficient data centers
DOE's Berkeley National Laboratory is engaged in several projects to demonstrate how cooling and technology can more effectively manage air flow in data centers, thus improving energy efficiency.
Energy Star zeros in on green servers
The Environmental Protection Agency and industry partners are moving closer to an Energy Star specification for enterprise servers that will help government agencies identify systems that deliver performance while reducing energy consumption.
VA testing high-fidelity videoconferencing
The Veterans Affairs Department is evaluating how high-fidelity videoconferencing could support the agency’s missions and better serve veterans.
Intel unveils new processor series
Intel Corp. has introduced 17 enterprise-class processors, led by the Xeon processor 5500 series.
Zeroing in on greener enterprise servers
EPA and industry partners move toward an Energy Star specification for enterprise servers that will help agencies identify systems that deliver performance while reducing energy consumption.
Cisco unveils Unified Computing System
Cisco has stepped up efforts to merge computing and networking capabilities into a unified architecture that will serve as a bridge between diverse resources in data centers.
Appistry expands cloud software
Appistry has introduced new enterprise software that lets organizations more easily manage applications and services in public and private clouds.
DOE seeks higher communications IT
The Department of Energy is taking steps to spur research and development into more energy-efficient information and communications technologies.
Citrix offers advanced management
Citrix Systems' new product line brings advanced management and automation capabilities to the Citrix and Microsoft virtualization platforms.
CIO security panel names co-chairmen
The CIO Council’s new Information Security and Identity Management Committee has named co-chairmen to the subcommittees that will work to identify and recommend strategic IT security initiatives designed to strengthen agencies' data and network protection efforts.
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