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Questions prompt strong defense of broadband program
A Democrat on the Senate Small Business Committee raised concerns on Tuesday that federal regulators are wasting taxpayer dollars by funding duplicative broadband infrastructure projects as part of the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program.
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Workforce Mapping Walter Reed, Bethesda
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington will close in September 2011, with its personnel, patients and operations moving to an expanded, joint medical facility at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
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State Department social network in the works
The State Department will be launching its own social network for employees and diplomatic officials.
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Dirt Roads and the Digital Divide
Rural areas of the country that have some of the highest rates of chronic disease are far less likely than urban areas to benefit from health information technology. It's not just a dearth of electronic health records. In many cases, rural health care providers don't have access to reliable broadband.
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Rewarding Innovation
The Homeland Security Department on Friday released the results of its <a href="http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs_2009_annual_employee_survey_results_summary.pdf">2009 annual employee survey</a>, and while most employees noted overall satisfaction with their jobs, only one-third agreed that the agency rewards creativity and innovation.
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Encryption may end flash drives' exile for good
In late 2008, the Strategic Command's Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations put in place an immediate ban on the use of flash drives -- USB storage devices that have become the modern version of the floppy disk.
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Agency IT gets greener with promotional carbon credits
Federal agencies are benefitting from a program that allows agency IT departments to purchase new data servers and receive offsetting carbon emissions credits.
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Agencies issue self-evaluations for open government plans
Health and Human Services, Transportation and NASA receive green flags, all others have not fulfilled the directive's requirements.
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LaHood, American Idol winner team up against texting and driving
Texting and other driver distractions contribute to a quarter of all police-related traffic crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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OMB seeks input on changes to 'inherently governmental' definition
Procurement chief Daniel Gordon asks industry leaders for reaction to proposed contracting guidelines.
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Many Americans surfing for hard facts about government
Pew researchers were surprised that 40 percent of the public have used the Internet to find raw government data, spending statistics, policy statements and campaign contributions.
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