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- Data Center Optimization: Federal agencies must increase server utilization and energy efficiency as they squeeze more computer processing into fewer data centers. We explore how the Army, Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs and others are doing that.
- Future Cities: The world's urban centers are growing, creating a civic management challenge of unprecedented scope and complexity. Our exclusive survey reveals the opportunities and challenges for city planners and municipal IT pros.
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Military Signs Most Comprehensive Microsoft Contract Yet
January 03, 2013
Three-year, $617 million deal gives Department of Defense its lowest prices ever on software and services.
NASA Details 2013 Plans
January 02, 2013
NASA plans continued exploration of Mars and the night sky, continued missions to the International Space Station, and numerous satellite and spacecraft missions.
Feds Issue First Cloud Services Security Authorization
December 28, 2012
FedRAMP, which aims to make it easier and more cost-effective for government agencies to adopt cloud services, is now officially open for business with the authorization of Autonomic Resources ARC-P service.
Optimization Is Key To Federal Data Center Overhaul
December 17, 2012
Government agencies must raise server utilization and efficiency as they squeeze more computer processing into less physical space.
Google Maps Adds NASA Nighttime Satellite Imagery
December 11, 2012
Google, NASA and the NOAA have released high resolution nighttime satellite images that illuminate everything from cities to ships at sea.
DOE, National Labs Reveal Sweeping Cloud Strategy
December 10, 2012
Strategy outlines dozens of innovative initiatives underway or planned at the Department of Energy and the 22 national laboratories.
Mars Mystery: Here's What We Know
November 21, 2012
NASA says its Curiosity rover has made a discovery on Mars, but isn't saying more. Clues offer some educated guesses about what NASA's found.
6 Ways Amazon Cloud Helped Obama Win
November 19, 2012
Amazon Web Services played a starring role in President Obama's quest for a second term.
Congress Kills Cybersecurity Bill, White House Action Expected
November 15, 2012
White House looks primed to take action on its own after Congress again fails to pass cybersecurity legislation.
NASA's IT Future: Robot Telework, 3-D Printing
November 15, 2012
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's philosophy -- prototype new tech based on what non-IT workers envision -- could pay off in robot telework, spacecraft created by 3-D printers and more.
Vets. Dept. Signs $36 Million HP-Microsoft Cloud Deal
November 13, 2012
Department of Veterans Affairs will move 600,000 users to Microsoft's cloud email and collaboration services in one of the biggest cloud computing deals to date.
Time To Deliver On Federal IT Reform
November 13, 2012
First four years of the Obama Administration were marked by the beginnings of significant changes in federal IT. Execution will be the name of the game during the next four.
Astronaut Drives Lego Robot Via 'Interplanetary Internet'
November 09, 2012
Astronaut aboard the International Space Station used a new NASA-developed deep space networking technology to drive a small robot in Germany.
Election 2012: New Voting Tech Caused Some Headaches
November 07, 2012
President Obama was re-elected on Tuesday, but not without glitches and malfunctions reported by users of digital voting technologies.
EPA Chooses Cloud For Email
November 01, 2012
Environmental Protection Agency moves to Microsoft 365, adds to stream of government agencies choosing cloud-based email and collaboration services.
Hurricane Sandy: Government Data Tools Assist
October 31, 2012
Federal, state, and local information technology and data are on the case in the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
FBI Expands Cybercrime Division
October 30, 2012
Federal Bureau of Investigation will hire computer scientists, build new tools and boost collaboration to help catch malicious hackers.
Energy Dept.'s Titan Supercomputer: Record Breaker?
October 29, 2012
Oak Ridge National Laboratory turns on new 20-petaflop Titan supercomputer, which may be world’s most powerful.
DOD Pushes Military's Mobile Strategy Forward
October 26, 2012
Defense Department is serious about getting smartphones into soldiers' hands, according to new mobile device management and app store vendor solicitations.
Humanoid Robot Challenge Kicks Off At DARPA
October 26, 2012
Inventors compete to build DARPA robot that can use human hand tools, drive vehicles, and climb ladders in a disaster scenario.
BlackBerry Loses Its Grip On Federal Government
October 24, 2012
RIM's BlackBerry platform has maintained a strong following in government for years, but that is changing.
After Benghazi, State Dept. Seeks Diplomat Tracking Technologies
October 18, 2012
Following deadly attacks on diplomatic facilities in Libya, the Department of State wants new technology to track employees working in the field.
DOD: Hackers Breached U.S. Critical Infrastructure Control Systems
October 12, 2012
Defense secretary Leon Panetta says cyberattacks against critical infrastructure at home and abroad--some of which he called the worst to date--should spark urgent action against the hacker threat.
White House Wants Ideas For Next Moonshot
October 11, 2012
Think big: The Office of Science and Technology Policy and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are looking for the next 'grand challenge.'
NSA's Big Data Platform Faces Enterprise Test
October 11, 2012
Startup Sqrrl preps Accumulo data storage software to go commercial, teams with Hadoop provider Hortonworks to combine technologies.