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NOAA expands geodetic reference network

10/13/08 -- 02:15 PM Agency adds 43 new Global Positioning System tracking sites as part of the Continuously Operating Reference Station network.
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NTIA eyes DNSSEC deployment

10/13/08 -- 11:57 AM National Telecommunications and Information Administration eyes DNS Security Extensions being deployed across the Internet.

Power usage can tumble security

10/10/08; Vol. 27, No. 25 Paul Kocher talks about how differential power analysis can break cryptographic keys.

11 patches in October cycle

10/10/08 -- 12:56 PM Four critical patches are for remote code execution exploit considerations; six important items are split between RCE and elevation-of-privilege bug implications.

NSA posts secrets to writing secure code (10/10/08)

NEXCOM adds data warehouse (10/09/08)

Government IT security leaders saluted (10/08/08)

ID management: More art than science (10/08/08)

The trouble with Wi-Fi (10/08/08)

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GCN Lab Review

Moving pictures, on the move

Samsung’s Q1U-CMXP puts an emphasis on multimedia apps with HD-quality audio.

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File recovery

Undelete 2009 saves everything that is deleted, keeping it safe for as long as the disk space holds out.

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GCN Lab TV index

Experience some of the exciting new product features we’ve discovered.

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Tech Trends

How power usage can tumble security

Paul Kocher talks about how Differential Power Analysis can break cryptographic keys.
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FDCC's role in staying a step ahead of hackers

The most dangerous vulnerability is always the one still in your system.

When it pays to buy used

Agencies can stretch their IT budgets by buying used equipment, which can also help keep a network inventory homogeneous and legacy code running.

With hardware, buyer beware

When buying hardware, the name on the label might not be the manufacturer of the product.

Midrange, high capacity

As computing requirements grow, agencies could find that the increased power and expanded platform options of midrange servers are the answer in data centers.

Commentary

Cybereye
William Jackson

The price of security

Commentary: If lawmakers really want FISMA 2008 to be effective in improving IT security, they will have to be serious about providing resources. More

Another View
Robert D. Jamison

Getting the facts straight on cybersecurity

Robert Jamison, undersecretary for DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate, counters the conclusions of a recent report by the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security. More

Editor's Desk
Wyatt Kash

FISMA 2.0: A good start

A bill aimed at strengthening the Federal Information Security Management Act would a good start on shoring up federal systems. More

Newer Technology's USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter

GCN Lab Review:
A truly universal adapter

Newer Technology advertises the USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter as “the Swiss Army knife of disk connectivity.” The device isn’t much bigger than a Swiss Army knife, and at $34.99, it actually costs less than most models of the Swiss Army’s favorite utensil.

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Data center virtualization lessons learned

GCN will present Bajinder Paul, CIO at the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in an eSeminar at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, where he will share some of the critical lessons learned from OCC’s data center virtualization projects.

From the Editors

2008 Agency Award winners

Government Computer News has selected 10 agencies whose IT initiatives are being recognized as the best of 2008.

Special Report: 2008 Rising Stars

The GCN Rising Stars are a new generation of IT leaders who blend technical savvy and innovation with an instinct for collaboration and a commitment to the government’s mission.