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Cornell University, Lockheed Martin jointly to develop computerized system for hospitals
A joint academia-industry collaboration on a hospital emergency computer system
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U.S. Government launches massive new data-mining project
If you did not like the NSA domestic spying in the United States, wait until you read about this massive data-mining (or, as the government calls it, “dataveillance”) project with the innocent code name ADVISE
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Cyber Storm drill under way
Nation-wide (indeed, international) cybersecurity drill under way
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BU biolab raises evacuation concern
BU cleared the legal hurdles to building a Level 4 biolab on campus — and the city of Boston’s evacuation plans in case of a disaster come under scrutiny
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State of federal-state cybersecurity cooperation unsatisfactory
There is a lot of talk about the need for greater federal-state cooperation on cyber security, but much is still to be done
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The long view
New Technologies and Approaches Needed to Shore Up Interconnected U.S. Energy and Water Systems: Report
To strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the nation’s energy and water systems, the U.S. Department of Energy should develop innovative technology and infrastructure at the intersection of the two systems through a suite of pilot programs, says a new report.
Close Calls at Michigan’s Dams Are a Climate Warning to America
Record flooding pushed Michigan’s dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.