Facing a data quagmire, Nebraska puts storage systems in order
Nebraska's Office of the Chief Information Officer has turned to virtual tape storage tech to tackle a growing data overload.
Palo Alto harnesses Google Fusion for Open GIS datasets
The city released the first wave of a series of geospatial datasets to public developers via Google Fusion, a tool for data visualization and integration.
DOE rolls out semantic search for science research
The department will move its core research archives onto a semantic search platform to improve the relevance of queries.
Genome research creating data that's too big for IT
NCI is looking for ways cloud computing could help researchers tap its petabyte-scale human cancer genome database, which is "breaking the standard model" of research.
U.C. San Diego's super-fast network will handle big data demands
The university, which operates the San Diego Supercomputing Center, is turbo-charging its network around a switch that can handle 1 trillion bits/sec.
2013 GCN Awards: Call for nominations
GCN has extended the deadline for nominations for the 26th annual GCN Awards until June 27, 2013. The GCN Awards recognize the contribution and commitment of agency teams to excellence in building government IT systems.
L.A. synchronizes traffic signals, but drivers might not notice
The city completes a 30-year project to automate its traffic signals, but the upside is in the data, not the driver's seat.
Microsoft Office 365 catching on with public-sector agencies
The cloud-based office productivity suite benefits budget-sensitive public sector agencies that want to streamline the office enterprise, Microsoft says.
Cloud broker platform lets agencies mix, match their services
General Dynamics IT and cloud broker services firm Gravitant announced a deal to offer government agencies a way to fine-tune their mix of cloud services.
For want of a data format, the Whale was lost ...
In trying to improve data transparency in financial futures trading, regulators are learning the hard way about the importance of specifying formats.
Machine learning a growing force against online fraud
Sift Science uses new machine learning techniques to spot unusual fraud patterns as soon as they appear on the network.
CIA's big data plans lead it to the Amazon cloud
The agency awards Amazon Web Services $600 million deal for private cloud infrastructure, to keep the dots the agency hopes to connect.
SEC takes 'data center 2.0' approach for EDGAR system
Commission outsources data services for its Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval system to IO Government.
Agencies can learn from eBay data center dashboard
The company's Digital Service Efficiency can measure energy use per auction, carbon dioxide per transaction and other factors that could be used to increase efficiency.
5 ways to find out what social media followers are trying to tell you
Once agencies launch initiatives on Twitter, Facebook and other platforms, they need to establish metrics to measure how well they're performing.
Which city has the smartest public technology?
A Chicago big data analytics project and a Boston cloud project focused on education are finalists in a competition to pick most innovative tech to improve urban life, city operations.
Bookless library foreshadows next-gen students, learning technologies
A Texas county's plans for a bookless library underscores the point that research, training and teaching methods must be redesigned for new technologies or learners will disconnect.
For soldiers, a wearable data hub managed via smart phone
QinetiQ's Integrated Warrior System lets warfighters use a smart phone or other computer to run a variety of situational-awareness systems.
Amazon sets up e-notification for cloud-based database service
Amazon Web Services offers to notify managers when key maintenance events occur in new cloud-based relational database system.
TSA looking to expand analytics war chest
The Transportation Security Agency awards a contract for big data analysis as it pursues other screening technologies.
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