OPEN SOURCE
THE PEOPLE’S CODE: Federal Source Code Policy to Support Improved Access to Custom-Developed Federal Source Code Released. The White House’s Chief Information Officer, Tony Scott, has released the Federal Source Code policy to support improved access to custom software code developed by or for the Federal Government. Read the rest
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DHS: Explores Wearable Tech for First Responders. A FitBit for first responders? Google Glass for firemen? That’s what the Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate is looking for. DHS S&T kicked off EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology. It’s seeking state of the art wearable technologies on the commercial market that can be modified for first responders. The goal is to find these commercial devices that can help first responders create a comprehensive dataset more easily. DHS S&T is asking for vendors to submit applications to be one of two dozen firms to participate in the accelerator and receive help in early market validation, test and evaluation opportunities and paths to introduce their technology to a variety of markets. Find out more
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FCC: Forces TP-Link to Support Open Source Firmware on Routers. Networking hardware vendor TP-Link admitted violating US radio frequency rules by selling routers that could operate at power levels higher than their approved limits. In a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission, TP-Link agreed to pay a $200,000 fine, comply with the rules going forward, and to let customers install open source firmware on routers. Read more
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BUG FIXES: How to Fix a Bug in Open Source Software. How open source software is supported is just as important as how well it works. Given the choice between building awesome new features or carefully reading and responding to 10 bug reports, which would you choose? Which is more important? Read more
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NOW ON SLIDESHARE: Tech Update Summary from Blue Mountain Data Systems July 2016 http://www.slideshare.net/BMDS3416/tech-update-summary-from-blue-mountain-data-systems-july-2016.
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BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS HAS THE EXPERIENCE: 1994 to Present – U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Responsible to the Office of Technology and Information Systems for information systems architecture, planning, applications development, networking, administration and IT security, supporting the enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA. Within the EBSA, Blue Mountain is responsible for design, development and support for its various enforcement database management systems, as well as all case tracking and customer service inquiry systems. Blue Mountain also provides IT security services to the EBSA, in the form of FISMA Assessment and Authorization, System Security Plans, Risk and vulnerability assessments, monitoring and investigation support. Read more.
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