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By Dan Carroll May 13, 2021 Researchers have used information extracted from tweets to provide unparalleled accuracy for predicting morning traffic patterns. The morning commute period is one of the busiest times of day for traffic; however, it has also proven to be the most difficult time to predict traffic patterns. This is because most methods for traffic prediction rely on having a consistent flow of traffic data from the time leading up to the predicted period. The majority of people, howe...

By Todd Miller May 11, 2021 Recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Boulder, Indianapolis and other cities have shaken communities across the country. At a time when Americans are already concerned about public acts of violence, government agencies must re-examine their emergency response preparedness and make improvements wherever necessary. However, several factors are working against these efforts.  First, everyone is inundated with information right now -- health guidelines, workplace-specific p...

The Federal Risk and Authorization Program is allowing cloud service providers to have their data centers tested remotely.

Using pegs and pegboards made out of DNA and retrieving the data with a microscope -- a molecular version of the Lite-Brite toy – researchers have developed a way to store data for centuries at a density of 330 gigabits per square centimeter.

May 12, 2021 A new framework of security protocols will allow researchers to tap into the supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) for projects using protected data. Called CITADEL, the framework features new security controls for handling large datasets containing private or health information as well as data protected by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. This means...

By Natalie Alms May 12, 2021 Thanks to $2 billion in funding in the American Rescue Plan Act, states can start modernizing their legacy unemployment insurance benefits systems. State leaders, however, say that funding and federal involvement isnt enough. New Mexico modernized its UI system in 2013 and has tried to pursue continuous modernization and improvement since then, said Sue Anne Athens, CIO in New Mexicos Department of Workforce Solutions, at an event hosted by GovExec. Unfortunately, f...

Twelve databases will be added to the Treasury Department’s multiagency, governmentwide Do Not Pay portal.

By GCN Staff Apr 27, 2021 Kessel Run, the Air Force’s hybrid acquisition and operations unit that develops, acquires and field software solutions for the warfighter, is looking for enterprise DevSecOps partners to help modernize its infrastructure to get capabilities into the field more quickly. For the new Global Application Delivery Network, the Kessel Run Program Management Office wants to leverage the advantages of a distributed cloud infrastructure and a continuous integration and contin...

By GCN Staff Apr 27, 2021 To improve the declining reliability of Marine Corps data transmitted via Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology, the Defense Information System Agency’s Cloud Computing Program Office has developed and tested a new technology called CLOAK, or Cloud Layered Obfuscation Application Kit. VSAT uses satellite systems to support high-bandwidth voice, video and data applications such as video conferencing between locations. The military also uses it for the exchang...

Automation provides the only practical path to effective data provisioning that can increase data center efficiency while ensuring users have the resources they need.