Modernization
Air Force plans relignment for centers
Moving personnel will more effectively integrate cyber concerns with testing and evaluation of weapons systems, Air Force officials say.
Modernization
Godwin of USA.gov said appointed to the White House
Blog reports say Bev Godwin will champion social networking as the Director of Online Resources and Interagency Development.
People
Bill would fund electronics recycling
A House bill would provide grants for researching new ways to sort plastic and make electronics last longer.
Modernization
CEOs seek review of government applications
Backers of open-source software want President Barack Obama to require federal agencies to consider how applications purchased by the government are developed.
Modernization
CIOs urged to collaborate on Obama's IT goals
Agencies need to be able to disseminate information about agency activities, operations and decisions quickly under Obama's initiatives, a report states.
Modernization
IPv6: 3 more big steps to the promised land
Agencies that want to take advantage of the new generation of IP must still grapple with some basic internal management issues.
Modernization
Air Force relaunches weather Web site
Video forecasts of weather conditions around the world are designed for families with deployed military service members.
Modernization
Air Force wants software for cyber research
The software will be used by the Global Cyberspace Integration Center to help test command and control, and cyber systems, service says.
People
New university concentrates on IT
The institution will offer graduate-level courses on computing systems, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence.
Modernization
NASA, Google provide 3-D views of Mars
The Mars mode on Google Earth lets users explore the planet's canyons and mountains.
Modernization
Hackers get into government jobs site
Hackers get into USAJobs site; user IDs, passwords and phone numbers were illegally accessed.
Digital Government
DOD launches site to develop open-source software
The Forge.mil site is based on SourceForge.net, a public site that hosts thousands of open-source projects.
Modernization
NASA site asks public to choose telescope's mission
People can visit a new site to vote for an astronomical object to be viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Modernization
FCC chairman: Use IT to improve collaboration
An FCC commissioner endorses the goal and says overhauling information technology systems should improve the agency's internal and external communications.
Modernization
Air Force seeks airborne tagging technology
The Air Force is asking for industry input on the development of technology that would be able to remotely tag and track vehicles on the ground.
People
Google, GSA hit Web 2.0 minefield
Internet users have grown accustomed to seeking videos on YouTube, but the federal government is having a tougher time getting its content there.
Modernization
IG: Air Force wireless project over budget
DOD's inspector general recommends reorganizing, recompeting wireless network project.
Modernization
NASA to capture inaugural parade on Twitter, rover webcam
A video camera mounted on a lunar rover in the parade will provide NASA Web site visitors with a unique perspective.
Modernization
GSA, YouTube still at the negotiation table
Requirements in YouTube’s terms-of-use agreement do not fit with government requirements, experts say.
Modernization
Inauguration news posted to social-networking sites
GSA, inauguration committee provide news and updates via blogs, Facebook and Twitter
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