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Court's GPS ruling doesn't answer the real question of online privacy
The court's decision that use of a GPS tracking device constitutes a search relied on property rights and did not address the question of privacy in an increasingly online world. Jan 27, 2012
DISA office to manage mobile devices, online app store Jan 27, 2012
Police testing long-range scanner to 'frisk' for guns on the street Jan 27, 2012
Google: Privacy changes won't affect government clients Jan 27, 2012
Is it inevitable that Apple will take over the enterprise? Jan 27, 2012
Symantec warns pcAnywhere users of remote software code hack Jan 27, 2012
FBI wants social media intell scanner Jan 27, 2012
Twitter users clam up to protest new in-country blocking policy Jan 27, 2012

Public Sector IT Roundup

Police testing long-range scanner to 'frisk' for guns on the street
The New York Police Department, which is developing the device with DOD, wants to use terahertz wave technology to detect weapons from as far as 80 feet away.
DC, Microsoft alliance focuses on workforce of the future
LiveBallot gets overseas votes to the polls on time
About that speeding ticket – it’s a scam
Supreme Court: Planting GPS tracker on a car is 'search,' requires warrant

GCN Lab Reviews

Rugged Dell Latitude has plenty of attitude

Dell's inexpensive E6420 ATG holds its own against bigger, pricier rugged laptops — and wins a Review's Choice.
A pioneer in plug-and-play graphics
The Accell UltraVideo USB 2.0 to DVI-I Adapter shows that there is a lot of power in cables, if we know how to use it.
Plug-and-play graphics to rule one day

GCN Lab Impressions

NOAA app lets you track aurora from solar storms

If the aurora from coming solar storms will bring Northern (or Southern) Lights to your latitude, OVATION can let you know ahead of time.
Can computers really predict the Super Bowl?
Undead virus pilfered college servers for more than 10 years

Tech Product News

Army to march with Androids, and other feds could follow

The Army's mobile device efforts are gaining momentum, and the effort could potentially reach across the entire federal government.
DOD moves toward mobile device buys
NASA: Prize money a bargain for better software

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Congress targets its retirement benefits--or maybe not

A half dozen or so members of the House are looking at ways to cut their own retireement benefits. Or are they?
People like feds ... really
Next on TSA's agenda: Exploding cupcakes

GCN Commentary
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CyberEye | Bill Jackson

Court's GPS ruling doesn't answer the real question of online privacy

The court's decision that use of a GPS tracking device constitutes a search relied on property rights and did not address the question of privacy in an increasingly online world.

Editor's Desk

For government, cost-cutting is mobile's real killer app

The demand for agencies to lower their operating costs is driving the government's acceleration toward mobile; user convenience is second.

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

Are we serious about cybersecurity? Here's a test to find out.

The U.S. will either do the hard work necessary to establish a strong national cybersecurity defense or get stuck in the doldrums of decline.

5 technologies on the way out in 2012

FTC site still down after Anonymous hack; anti-piracy fallout spreads

EU signs 'international SOPA' as online protests continue

FBI wants social media intell scanner

Symantec warns pcAnywhere users of remote software code hack

Google's all-seeing eye: Good or bad for users?

5 ways to avoid getting caught in phishing scams

5 technologies on the way out in 2012

NIST tackles security, privacy issues in cloud computing

NOAA app lets you track aurora from solar storms

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Moving Ahead with Federal IT Reform — What’s In and What’s Out for 2012
Register today and plan to attend this webcast about how the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is evolving its IT management and planning, how this organization is making progress to meet the goals stated in the initial 25 Point Plan (as applicable), what has come easily, and what continues to be challenging, underfunded, or both. Read more