Profile of Patience Wait

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Washington-based Patience Wait contributes articles about government IT to InformationWeek.

Articles by Patience Wait
posted in July 2012

Census Releases Data Through New API

7/31/2012
Agencies, businesses, and individual developers can create apps using census statistics on population, age, gender, race, education, occupations, and more.
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CIA Invests In Broadband Wireless Chips

7/31/2012
Technology can help cover gaps in cell network coverage.
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National Lab Replaces Supercomputer With Newer, Faster Model

7/30/2012
Argonne National Laboratory's new 'Mira' takes on climate studies and other major scientific challenges at 8 petaflops, third fastest computer performance in the world.
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Police Make Wide Use Of Social Tools

7/20/2012
Majority of law enforcement professionals turn to Facebook and YouTube to aid their investigations, research shows.
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Dell Launches Military Data Centers-In-A-Box

7/18/2012
Self-contained, portable, weatherproof data centers are easily transported alongside military operations.
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Curiosity Reboots In Preparation For Mars Landing

7/17/2012
Reset of primary and backup systems to default state is the first step in "hardest mission in history of robotic planetary exploration."
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Energy Department Pursues Exascale Computing

7/16/2012
FastForward contracts look to develop systems that run 1,000 times faster than today's supercomputers without escalating energy consumption.
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Federal Agencies Struggle To Meet Cloud Mandate

7/13/2012
GAO report finds agencies face challenges planning cloud migration, closing down legacy systems.
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NASA Creates 3-D Mars Mission App

7/12/2012
Want to try your hand at working the Curiosity rover? App for iPhone and iPad lets you explore two simulated NASA missions from your phone or tablet.
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Drones To Fly U.S. Skies, In DOD Plans

7/12/2012
Department of Defense is working on technology to let military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) share U.S. air space with commercial and private planes.
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New York City Turns Pay Phones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

7/11/2012
New York also looks for citizen input on long-term future of public payphones.
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DARPA Seeks 'Radical Innovation' In Data Analysis

7/10/2012
Joins forces with George Mason University to host an unusual eight-week residency program where selected researchers will brainstorm new approaches.
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DARPA Unveils Gigapixel Camera

7/6/2012
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency works on camera with ultra high resolution that will help soldiers and unmanned aerial vehicles see better through dark, fog, smoke.
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Navy, Microsoft Sign $700 Million Agreement

7/6/2012
Deal consolidates previous Microsoft licenses into one enterprise agreement covering desktop and server software.
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DARPA Seeks More Efficient Robots

7/5/2012
Agency challenges innovators to develop technology that improves robotic mobility and control.
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NASA, Forest Service Team On Fire Safety

7/2/2012
Agencies sign a Space Act Agreement to formalize intention to continue to use images, research projects to promote wildfire prevention and fire safety.
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