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More on Thumb Drives
Lisa Schlosser, who runs the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Information Collection, who also serves as a reservist with the Amy's 1st Information Operations outfit, told me that she believes thumb drives serve a real function in easily transporting data from point "A" to point "B." Stick a drive on one computer, download a file, take the drive, go to another computer and copy a file from the thumb drive to that computer.
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Two Top VA Slots Filled
President Obama has nominated W. Scott Gould, currently vice president for public sector strategy at IBM Global Business Services, as the next deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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FCW Insider: The First Family's digital tether
There's no double standard in the White House when it comes to BlackBerry addiction.
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DHS set to begin tech component of troubled border network
SBI Director Mark Borkowski says the program's on track but faces funding hurdles and Secretary Napolitano's history of skepticism.
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Florida Guard's Ice Storm Expertise
At first it may seem bizarre why the state of Kentucky would ask National Guard units based in the Sunshine State of Florida for help in dealing with the aftermath of last week's ice storm, described by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear as <a href=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1876304,00.html>the worst natural disaster</a> in that state's history.
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Cyber Czars, Thumb Drives and Marines
I recently had a chat with Dale Meyerrose, former chief information officer for the Director of National Intelligence, and since last month the vice president and general manager of Cyber and Information Assurance for Harris Corp. I want to pass on some of his insights on cyber czars and how clever Marine NCOs can figure out how to do end runs on security policies.
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Report cites small improvements in sharing of intelligence information
Despite progress, inspector general gives ODNI low scores on meeting integration and collaboration goals.
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