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GSA names 3 regional administrators
GSA announces administrators for its Northwest, Southeast and Heartland regions.
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Federal Trade Commission sweats peer-to-peer networks
The FTC has told nearly 100 organizations that sensitive information from their computer networks has made its way onto P2P file-sharing networks.
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Chopra delivers state of the union address for technology
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra keynoted The Atlantic magazine's State of the Union for Technology event today.
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White House, NIST launch online forum to collect public input on smart grid
As part of Obama's open government initiative, the public can provide comments in a blog about how their personal energy use is sent over the advanced electric grid.
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VA expands plan for troubled IT projects to all system development efforts
Many of the department's 282 technology programs show at least one characteristic of failure, prompting officials to apply the management and accountability system to all projects.
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Panel: Obama's open government directive faces hurdles
Transparency has improved, but concrete policies must follow, analysts say.
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Unmanned drone sought for Texas-Mexico border
Technology would help reduce criminal activity and curb border violence, Texas Democrat says.
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Two Mil So Congress Can Watch TV?
This <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=69b3b8d881494e6e4d9f519d806c69f7&tab=core&_cview=0>contract award notice</a> was posted on FedBizOpps on Feb. 19, detailing the cost of the gear needed to receive DirectTV on three DC-9 jets operated by the 932nd Aircraft Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., for "Distinguished Visitor" (that would be congressional folks and other pooh-bahs).
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Are IT Careers a Dead End?
Sharyn Leaver of Forrester Research has an interesting <a href="http://advice.cio.com/forrester_research/the_it_career_path_a_dead_end_or_an_avenue_to_the_exec_suite">blog post</a> at CIO.com about how baby boomers and Generation Xers are steering the younger Millennial generation away from careers in information technology, largely because trends toward outsourcing and cost-cutting are draining the field of its career opportunities.
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Feds will play a big part in broadband push
The Federal Communications Commission is slated to publish its big plan for faster broadband adoption in about three weeks, but that won’t be the only federal government involvement.
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