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Tech Insider</category></item><item><title>Cloudburst</title><link>http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/tech-insider/2011/03/cloudburst/54385/</link><description></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Shoop</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:27:19 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/tech-insider/2011/03/cloudburst/54385/</guid><category>News - Tech Insider</category></item><item><title>Vivek Kundra, Video Star</title><link>http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/tech-insider/2011/03/vivek-kundra-video-star/54371/</link><description></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Shoop</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:46:55 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/tech-insider/2011/03/vivek-kundra-video-star/54371/</guid><category>News - Tech Insider</category></item><item><title>CIA Website Shut Down</title><link>http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-report/2011/03/cia-website-shut-down/54331/</link><description></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tom Shoop</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:44:33 -0500</pubDate><guid>http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-report/2011/03/cia-website-shut-down/54331/</guid><category>Cybersecurity - 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