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U.S. Cyber Command - The Wiring Diagram
A benevolent reader sent along a a high level organizational diagram for the U.S. Cyber Command, which I am going to share with everyone out there in Whats-land.
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8 reasons why the government hiring process doesn't work
Readers share their experiences trying to get jobs in the federal government.
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FCC launches social media projects, but critic raps transparency shortcomings
The FCC starts Web programs to invite public comments on a plan, but a critic says the commission should first fix its official electronic comments system.
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OPM Spotlights CIO's Role
Chris Dorobek <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43261&dcn=todaysnews">reports</a> on FederalNewsRadio.com on a memo from Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry that gives the incoming OPM Chief Information Officer greater visibility and authority within the agency. The move comes as OPM looks to finalize its 2010 strategic plan, which is <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/07/opm_plan_goes_public.php?oref=search">currently open for public comment</a>.
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GSA's Casey Coleman sees mix of public, private services in the cloud
Government applications that don't have stringent requirements under the Federal Information Security Management Act could be the first available for testing in a public cloud environment, according to the leader of the Federal CIO Cloud Working Group.
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Agencies may be unable to meet request for downloadable data
Much of government data is stored in a format not conducive for searching and manipulating -- requirements that will be part of the open government directive, e-gov professionals say.
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Army to buy e-mail system that could be expanded across Pentagon
Project could unify 1.2 million uniformed service members and 650,000 Defense civilians on a single, compatible e-mail platform.
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Panel questions VA outsourcing IT systems work to Navy
CIO says Veterans Affairs will work to improve statements of work, be more specific on what it wants and create a repository of contract documents.
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McLean start-up expands to try to harness Twitter's popularity
The Washington Post
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