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DHS moves forward with financial management system
Congress asks senior executives how a White House moratorium on such projects will affect the progress of the $450 million Transformation and Systems Consolidation program.
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Suss Lands Former DISA CIO
In what has to be considered a coup in the world of federal information technology consulting, Suss Consulting signed July 16 former DISA Chief Information Officer John Garing to its team, along with James Kane, who served as chief Executive officer of rival Federal Sources Inc. for the past decade.
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Government's Big Recruiting Problem
I met last week with about 25 students from Cornell University who took part in the school's annual Summer in Washington program. Part of the work is to meet in a class setting every week to discuss the impact of the Internet on politics, business and the arts. Many work as interns at federal agencies.
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Ah, the HIPAA Irony
In an interesting twist, the regulation that was designed to protect patients' sensitive information has forced the identification of medical practices that experience privacy breaches.
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VA sets performance, VLER goals in strategic plan
The Veterans Affairs Department is emphasizing performance measures and the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record program among its top priorities in its new strategic plan for 2010 through 2014.
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NASA cloud goes open source, but where are feds heading?
Blogger Brian Robinson wonders about the long-term impact of NASA’s involvement with a new industry initiative aimed at promoting open source-based cloud technology.
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Agencies may have to abandon bureaucratese
Agencies may have to change their writing style because a new writing coach -- the law -- may soon arrive, blogger Matthew Weigelt writes.
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Task Force recommends a metric for measuring data center efficiency
Industry and government have put a premium on data center energy efficiency, frequently using energy efficiency metrics. But the metrics haven't always been applied clearly and consistently.
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Ready or not, the workplace will get a lot more mobile, social
A global survey by Unisys and IDC finds rapid growth in the use of smart phones and special networking applications on the job.
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States' IT needs clash with federal policies
NASCIO President Stephen Fletcher, a former fed, discusses the need for better state/federal coordination, the unintended costs of data center consolidation, and the need to protect personal identities at the state level.
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10 gov Web apps that get results
These 10 great agency Web applications combine innovative ideas with new media to produce effective civic engagement.
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Contractors asked to voluntarily submit emissions data
GSA will give preference to vendors that provide greenhouse gas information, official says.
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