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Is your cell phone trying to kill you?
Studies that link cell phone use to cancer probably aren't going to scare us into not using them, but is the risk even real? GCN Lab's Greg Crowe has some thoughts.
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DOD lifts ban on USB drives
The Defense Department has lifted its 15-month-old ban on USB drives and other portable media, a restriction that had proved to be unpopular as well as potentially unenforceable.
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Small-biz Powertek gets prominent ex-fed as COO
Dan Mintz, former Transportation Department chief information officer under the Bush administration, has left Computer Sciences Corp. to become chief operating officer at Powerteck.
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On the Circuit: A blog about all things in government IT
The Circuit blog chronicles events, people, career moves and other other news from the government IT community.
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What is the Navy Privacy Team reading?
Steve Muck, a member of Navy Chief Information Officer Robert Carey’s privacy team, offers these recommendations.
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Army division uses IT to gain comprehensive view of finances
Research center got business managers involved in designing a system that tracks costs and performance.
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Transportation secretary unveils sample texting bill for states
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday released sample state legislation to help states in crafting laws that would prohibit text messaging while driving.
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Challenges loom in expanded use of unmanned systems
Senior Air Force intelligence officer raises concerns about joint operations, airspace control.
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Army studying use of virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress
With more than a third of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffering from PTSD, the service wants to compare the new therapy with traditional methods.
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NIST laying the groundwork for more advanced cryptography
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Let's Deal With Facts
I woke up today with what can only be described as a bombardment of e-mails from PR folks who had clients panting to give me their views on the U.S. Strategic Command lifting its ban on thumb drives and other flash media, a notion they picked up from stories in <a href=http://defense.iwpnewsstand.com/newsstand_search.asp?ACTION=SEARCHENGINE&search=inside+defense+flash+media&ORIGINATOR=Google>Inside Defense</a>, <a href=http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/02/hackers-troops-rejoice-pentagon-lifts-thumb-drive-ban/>Wired</a> and <a href=http://gcn.com/articles/2010/02/18/dod-lifts-usb-drive-ban.aspx>Government Computer News</a>, which based its story on the Wired and Inside Defense reports.
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Gen Y: Beliefs vs. Realities
Federal managers have long expressed concern over how the Generation Y workforce would shake up the federal government with their short attention spans, high expectations and tech-savvy ways of communicating. Dice.com <a href="http://career-resources.dice.com/articles/content/entry/what_tech_leaders_really_think">highlights</a> some of the commonly held assumptions about Generation Y's expectations in the workplace, as well as how IT leaders have responded to those expectations.
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Former intell chief to talk cybersecurity
Former director of national intelligence Michael McConnell is scheduled to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee about what is needed to protect the country's critical infrastructure from cyberthreats.
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