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National cybersecurity coordinator choice widely applauded
Industry insiders say the breadth and depth of the appointee's experience in both government and the private sector bodes well for his performance in the challenging job of coordinating the government’s cybersecurity policy.
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Congress takes and gives in funding major Defense IT projects
Hill cuts Air Force's budget for upgrading network infrastructures on bases and for global communications but fully funds radio and UAV programs.
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Defense's Senior Mentor Slush Fund
Folks on the Hill evidently read <em>USA Today</em>, which <a href=http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20091118/1amentors18_cv.art.htm>reported</a> last month that the Defense Department's senior mentor program amounted to a slush fund for retired generals and admirals, who just happen to work for contractors.
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Where Gen Y Wants to Work
Brazen Careerist, a social networking site for millenials, last week released its list of the <a href="http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/16/announcing-the-brazen-careerist-top-50-places-to-work/">top 50 employers for Generation Y</a>. A few well-known technology companies, including Google, Yahoo and Sungard Data Systems, made the list, as well as several federal contractors.
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EU settlement will alter Microsoft's stance on interoperability
Microsoft provided more details about its settlement with the European Commission (EC), pledging to implement a threefold approach to interoperability.
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Tremors generate tweets in new USGS earthquake program
The Twitter Earthquake Detector (TED) program is an exploratory effort intended to gather real-time earthquake-related messages, by having people who actually feel a tremor or observe its effects to tweet their observations.
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Encryption of Predator video feeds will take time
It could take as long as five years before video feeds from Predator and Reaper drones are fully encrypted and U.S. forces are able to keep enemy forces from intercepting the information, reports Ellen Nakashima in the Washington Post.
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Congress directs Defense and VA to consider common health IT systems
Departments are to give lawmakers a report in early January, listing the systems that could be combined and outlining a plan for joining forces.
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VA employee presents cost-cutting idea to Obama despite snow
Colorado-based winner of the SAVE contest travels to Washington to discuss her proposal with the president.
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Agencies identify $19 billion in contract savings
OMB says plans show government is on track to meet President Obama's mandate to cut $40 billion by fiscal 2011.
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