NIST, Red Hat unveil commenting system
System will allow vendors to report vulnerabilities, but problems could arise by allowing it to be publicly accessible, one analyst said.
Adobe releases e-learning creation software
Adobe announced the release of Adobe Captivate 2, a software suite that can generate interactive content for training and e-learning. The software is based on Macromedia Flash technology.
Warner gets a Second Life
Governor Mark Warner has found a new opportunity to promote his political action committee: virtually. The former Virginia Governor and rumored 2008 presidential candidate has created an avatar of himself in the 3-D sandbox game cum social networking application Second Life.
NIST releases guidelines for sanitizing files
"Guidelines for Media Sanitization" gives agencies assistance to ensure that deleted or disposed files are unrecoverable.
5 star technologies that feds should know about and deploy
These new information technologies will change the way government works.
Cisco product connects first responders via Web
Industry is pushing for communications interoperability within the government by way of the internet.
Census director raises a red flag about the upcoming e-census
Officials warn that several factors threaten to spoil their plans for an electronic census.
Panel: ATF not required to pay teleworkers broadband costs
The Federal Services Impasses Panel rejected NTEU arguments that the costs of teleworkers' broadband could be offset by potential savings in office space.
LexisNexis broadens data search for intelligence, security agencies
Data broker creates secure research tool for national security applications.
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One child, one laptop.
Can AJAX find harmony on agency Web sites?
Hot coding technique is unable to hit fed Web pages because of accessibility questions.
Web-based coach helps laid-off workers
Development InfoStructure, or Devis, announced last week the launch of an online helper tool for workers affected by Base Realignment and Closure actions. Dubbed the BRAC Coach, it was developed for the Department of Labor. The coaches sit as additional frames on top of existing government websites and give users
GSA report finds more benefits than costs for telework
Agencies save much more than they spend in equipping employees to work from home, but management support is still often lacking.
Feds get insider s view of Windows Vista
Some agencies hope to avoid logistical and managerial headaches by working with Microsoft early in the process of adopting the Windows Vista operating system.
Bindows 2.0 provides Section 508 tools for developers
Framework includes support for Section 508 compliant accessibility in Internet Explorer, the first Ajax platform of its kind to do so.
2010 census may be forced back to paper
Problems with the census' employment of hand-held mobile computing devices (MCD) could force the 2010 census back into year-2000 style paper canvassing system, said a Government Accountability Office official.
Serious game teaches emergency responders
Real-time 'Incident Commander' is based on the National Incident Management System.
Bankrupt SGI seeks better management
Analysts attribute company's woes to leadership failures
NIST releases standards for securing domain names
The National Institutes of Standards and Technologies have released new guidelines for securing Domain Name Systems.
USPTO proposes pilot of Peer to Patent program
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has partnered with the New York Law School to adopt the Peer-to-Patent program, which uses a volunteer peer review process to evaluate patents. In a briefing this morning, representatives from the USPTO, open source community and program sponsors IBM discussed the details of the
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