Public Sector IT Roundup

• If you need cool servers, open a window

  Department of Energy scientists want to use outside air, and not much else, to cool the agency's new facility and supercomputer.

• New York sues big banks over mortgage database
• More drones coming to airspace near you?
• Anonymous takes down Boston PD site, releases FBI/Scotland Yard call
• Georgia Tech team builds snakebots that slither -- and rescue

Public Sector IT News

GCN Lab Reviews

• This drive gives 'crush resistant' new meaning

  

  The ioSafe Rugged Portable Drive will withstand punishment beyond what is needed for MIL-STD 801 G certification.

• Tiny but tough, rugged ALGx-P01 notebook can accompany you up the mountain

  The ALGx-P01 rugged notebook from the Handheld Group acts like a handheld device with a full keyboard, with all the advantages and limitations that implies.

• Getac rugged notebook is large and in charge

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GCN Lab Impressions

• If you need cool servers, open a window

  

  Department of Energy scientists want to use outside air, and not much else, to cool the agency's new facility and supercomputer.

• The 3 steps to securing an Android smart phone
• NASA's 'Blast Off' a new frontier for Facebook games

More Impressions

Phil Piemonte on Gov Careers

• Whoa, what a week!

  Trying to boil down readers’ reactions to the recent spate of legislation calling for pay freeze extensions and cutbacks on federal retirement benefits might be best expressed by a quote frequently uttered by Popeye the Sailor (right before he blew his top) …

• Congress targets its retirement benefits--or maybe not
• People like feds ... really

More on your federal career

CyberEye | Bill Jackson

• Internet Society launches info hub for DNSSEC, IPv6

  

  The Deploy360 site is an online resource for information on two transformative technologies being implemented globally on the Internet.

Editor's Desk

• Unleash the data scientists: How government can use big data

  Government agencies would do well to invest in the new breed of data scientists, trained to bring a statistical, technological and business mindset to the use of big data.

Internaut | Shawn P. McCarthy

• Bring your smart phone to work; leave your data in Somalia

  Two recent decisions don't seem connected, but both will affect the way agencies ultimately choose to move to cloud computing while supporting new mobile devices.

Reality Check | Mike Daconta

• Good metadata means good government

  

  Understanding how to design the right metadata is the key to helping users (and citizens) get the most value from data on your organization's products and services.