Technology

• Breakthrough in Stuxnet worm dilemma

  Symantec reports that Dutch experts have made key discoveries about the Internet virus.

  Technology

  November 16, 2010
• Will online uproar over TSA lead to action?

  The anger toward the TSA pat-downs and scans is all over the Internet, but can this discontent translate into real action?

  Technology

  November 16, 2010
• Twelve scams of Christmas

  McAfee warms of the twelve online scams to be aware of.

  Technology

  November 16, 2010
• National Intelligence CIO Guthrie resigns

  Priscilla Guthrie spent about 18 months as CIO before stepping down effective Friday.

  Technology

  November 16, 2010
• Scrum – so much more than a group of roughnecks

  Jim York, a noted trainer in the Scrum method and president of FoxHedge, delves into concepts about structuring requirements and defining terms like \"product owner\" and \"ScrumMaster.\"

  Federal Tech Talk

  November 16, 2010
• DISA holds onto old messaging system

  The Defense Information Systems Agency will hang on to its old National Gateway Center Messaging System for a while longer, despite the face the system is very old. The system runs very slowly compared with…

  Defense

  November 16, 2010
• Open gov creates need for ‘data curators’

  With the explosion of government data now online, the government will rely on \'data curators\' to help the public make sense of the information, The New York Times and O\'Reilly Radar report.

  Technology

  November 16, 2010
• New cyber laws likely on back burner

  A leading House proponent of cybersecurity legislation is doubtful new cyber laws will pass during the lame duck session.

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2010
• Wounded vets trained in cybersecurity

  The Wounded Warrior Project is a new collaboration among Raytheon, Cisco - it offers wounded veterans a chance to learn computer and cybersecurity skills. Bob Connors, project director, talks with Federal News Radio about the details.

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2010
• China hijacks 15% of internet, inluding military data

  China hijacked fifteen percent of Internet traffic across the globe. Nobody noticed, except for some cybersecurity experts. They may have also had access to data from U.S. military, civilian organizations and those of other U.S. allies.

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2010
• Federal health claims database delayed by OPM

  A huge change to the FEHBP did not come off as planned. OPM’s planned Health Claims Data Warehouse was supposed to launch yesterday. Instead, a notice has appeared in the Federal Register extending the comment…

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2010
• Engineered Plants Could Be Precursor to Raw Plastics Material

  In theory, plants could be the ultimate \"green\" factories, engineered to pump out the kinds of raw materials we now obtain from petroleum-based chemicals. In reality, its been an elusive goal. Now, in a first step toward achieving industrial-scale green production, scientists from the Department of Energy\'s Brookhaven National Lab and their collaborators report engineering a plant that does produce the levels of compounds that could potentially be used to make plastics. The raw materials for most precursors currently come from petroleum or coal-derived synthetic gas. Additional technology is needed, but researchers say they\'ve now engineered a new metabolic pathway in plants for producing a kind of fatty acid that can be used as a source of precursors to chemical building blocks for making plastics such as polyethylene.

  Defense

  November 15, 2010
• Report Analyzes Broadband Access Across U.S.

  The Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration have released a report called \"Digital Nation II,\" that analyzes broadband Internet access across the United States. The study is the the most comprehensive of its kind. It finds that even after accounting for socioeconomic differences, large gaps persist along racial, ethnic, and geographic lines. The report analyzes data collected through a survey of 54,000 households conducted by the Census Bureau. It shows that while virtually all demographic groups have experienced increases of broadband Internet use at home, and 64 percent of households overall have the service, there are still historic disparities among demographic groups. Officials worry that Americans who lack broadband Internet access are cut off from educational and employment opportunities.

  Defense

  November 15, 2010
• NOAA Expands Education Portal

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just completed a major update of the agency\'s primary education resource portal; the website Education.noaa.gov. The aim is to better connect educators and students interested in NOAA\'s education and science resources. The website serves as a portal to lesson plans, educational multi-media, data sources, career profiles, and other education content from across the agency. The content contains five themes. Teachers can find information about hurricanes, tides, climate change, the water-cycle or other earth science topics on the site. The site also provides information on professional development, academic scholarships, career exploration, and education grants. NOAA\'s mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth\'s environment, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine resources.

  Defense

  November 15, 2010