http://gcn.com/rss-feeds/daily-news.aspx Memphis' Project Management Office is using an on-demand IT governance solution from Innotas to dramatically reduce the administrative time and red tape involved in completing projects. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/update2-memphis-it-project-tracking.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:16:07 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/update2-memphis-it-project-tracking.aspx The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is opening the Web to millions of users by allowing the use of any of the world’s language scripts in the domain names of Uniform Resource Locators, the Internet addresses also known as URLs. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/technicalities-icann-non-latin-characters.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:04:12 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/technicalities-icann-non-latin-characters.aspx Facebook and Twitter quickly became a way to communicate during and after the attack. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/fort-hood-social-media.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:54:13 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/fort-hood-social-media.aspx A Booz Allen Hamilton analysis quantifies the potential savings agencies could get on hardware and support costs by moving to cloud computing. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/numerator-cloud-computing-savings.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:50:30 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/numerator-cloud-computing-savings.aspx The Internet will run out of unused Internet Protocol version 4 Internet addresses soon, predicts the American Registry for Internet Numbers. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/ipv4-depletion.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:11 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/ipv4-depletion.aspx Micosoft expected to release six security patches Tuesday, including a critical item touches every Windows OS except for Windows 7. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/microsoft-patch-tuesday-security.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:26 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/microsoft-patch-tuesday-security.aspx The specifications provides an overview of the Security Content Automation Protocol and how developers can integrate it into their product. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/nist-scap-110609.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/nist-scap-110609.aspx The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved two new security laws, but threats are evolving too fast, experts say. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/evolving-data-security-threats-senate-bills.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/06/evolving-data-security-threats-senate-bills.aspx New automated tools can help agencies get some of the voluminous security configuration data required under the Federal Information Security Management Act. But the tools aren't a cure-all. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-fisma-tools.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:11:57 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-fisma-tools.aspx The Army Defense Ammunition Center uses a wireless response system integrated with PowerPoint to make classroom instruction more interactive and effective. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/army-safety-training-turningpoint.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:51 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/army-safety-training-turningpoint.aspx Downloadable from the Apple App Store, this Arabic-speaking companion is a mobile friend for people who want to learn the language. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/gcn-lab-review-arabic-language-buddy.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:39:14 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/gcn-lab-review-arabic-language-buddy.aspx http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/05/gsa-shortener.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:43 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/05/gsa-shortener.aspx The Lab tests six new netbooks and finds that they have come a long way, with performance and features that exceed netbooks' early reputation. Although all performed well, there is one clear winner. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/gcn-lab-review-netbooks-intro.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:29:10 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/gcn-lab-review-netbooks-intro.aspx The Education Department is the first to integrate full-disk encryption with PIV cards for laptop access, but the department did not try to reinvent the wheel. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/doe-crypto-piv-lessons.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:07:59 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/doe-crypto-piv-lessons.aspx The Education Department shoots for a trifecta of PIV access control, simplified sign-on and data encryption for laptop computers. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/doe-crypto-piv-cards.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:06 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/doe-crypto-piv-cards.aspx ESRI founder and president Jack Dangermond talks about how government agencies are capitalizing on geographic information systems and describes his notion of turning geospatial databases into services. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/interview-esri-jack-dangermond.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:43:41 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/interview-esri-jack-dangermond.aspx New contract for CACI furthers Army's R&D push. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/05/army-technology-research-development.aspx Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:46:15 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/05/army-technology-research-development.aspx One security vendor suggests there's a limit to how much software developers can improve the security of the programs they create, and some of the larger vendors are reaching that limit. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/cybereye-sdlc-diminishing-returns.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:39 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/cybereye-sdlc-diminishing-returns.aspx A survey by out-of-band authentication provider PhoneFactor finds a growing percentage of IT security and authentication professionals are worried about the security of their data. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/cybereye-box-mobile-phone-security.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:04:57 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/cybereye-box-mobile-phone-security.aspx The Data.gov concept of operations document sets out an evolutionary path for accessing federal datasets, involving both outward improvements for consumers of the site and inward improvements to agency processes. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/reality-check-data.gov-builds-on-fea-drm.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:26 GMT http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/09/reality-check-data.gov-builds-on-fea-drm.aspx