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Tech Talk Radio Highlights
This week Tech Talk interviewed Mark Day, Deputy CIO for EPA,
about emerging IT technologies and cybersecurity initiatives.
Tech Talk then reviewed the technologies that the Department
of Defense is leveraging in the war in Iraq, including night
vision, global positioning systems, satellite communication,
tactical intranets and information technology. Finally, we
discussed the video satellite phone technology being used
by embedded reporters, the impact of the war on Internet usage
and hacking, and much more....
Listen now to the latest show using MP3 or RealAudio. Check out all 35 links
referenced during the show.
Tech Talk airs each Saturday at Noon on WMAL
Radio (AM630) and is sponsored by Stratford
University. WMAL is an ABC affiliate and the number
one AM radio station in the Washington, DC market.
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| Emerging Technologies in e-Government | | | Tech Talk interviewed Mark Day, Deputy CIO,
Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Day also serves
as co-chair of the Emerging Technologies
Subcommittee of the Architecture and Infrastructure
Committee of the CIO Council. He reviewed current
programs in web services and security. Web
services form the base technology for the web centric
e-government initiative. Web services include items
such as: Universal Description, Discovery, and
Integration (UDDI); Web Services Description Language
(WSDL); Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP); and
Extensible Markup Language (XML). Best security
practices, which require strict organizational discipline,
have been facilitated with the development of a rating
system (red, yellow, green) that embodies all key
technologies and procedures. The use of this system
has improved the overall responsiveness of government
agencies to security issues and concerns.
Check
out the CIO Council e-Gov Best Practices
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| Key Technologies Deployed in Iraq | | |
The
US has a distinct technological advantage in the battlefield.
Night vision capability lets the military "own the night."
Night vision gear includes near infrared Goggles and far infrared Thermal Imagers. GPS systems let the military
track battlefield assets and deliver precision munitions.
Network Centric Warfare gives
the commander situational awareness by fusing information
from multiple sources linked by computer networks.
Check
out Joint Vision 2010 to view Overall Concept
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| Commercial Satellite Images of War Available | | |
Satellite
imaging technology is no longer restricted to classified military
applications. A number of commercial satellite companies offer
space images to track weather and crops. Look at the Baghdad
photos offered by Digital Globe and Space Imaging,
two of the most prolific of these companies.
Check
out the entire BBC Article
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| High Tech Media Embedded with Troops | | |
The
US military has permitted reporters to be embedded with specific
fighting units. These embedded reporters use satellite videophones
to communicate their story. The most popular is the Inmarsat
Mini-M Satellite Phone. It can be rented for use in Iraq for
$70/week with a connection charge of $3.90/minute. All embedded
reporters must follow strict Reporting Guidelines.
Check
out the Washington Post Article
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War Prompts Hacking; Internet Remains Stable
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More
than 1,000 websites have been hacked since the beginning of
the war. The most prolific group of hackers is the Unix Security
Guards, a pro-Islamic group that has hacked 400 sites. It
includes hackers from Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, and Indonesia.
At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security, which
monitors cyberterrorism, reports no major disruption to the
Internet. The Internet Health Report
is in the green.
Check
out the Post Article
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