The purpose of this standard is to assist Users, Stewards, Managers, and Information Service Providers in identifying what level of security is required to protect data for which they are responsible.

For scientific investigation, observational and instrument-derived data is the lineage of information which provides knowledge that enables managers to make strategic and tactical data-based decisions ...

Bolstering the nation’s public health infrastructure will be a cross-departmental effort in government, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is carving out the ...

Getting a number of vendors to talk to each other, let alone align, is no easy feat. Adding academics and researchers does not necessarily make things easier. Now try adding to the mix a fragmented ...

The hype around big data is deafening, and for valid reason. When it’s used to augment customer information, big data acts as a force multiplier, arming organizations with deep customer intelligence.

A standard called IndexedDB, useful for storing lots of data on a computer for tasks such as Web apps that work offline, is getting closer to being useful for Web developers. Stephen Shankland worked ...