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GSA drives green IT procurements
With no clear metrics for defining an information technology solution as "green," contractors will be expected to consider environmental impact when bidding on federal contracts.
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Agencies' transition to new telecom system slow
Federal agencies' transition to the Networx telecommunications program is slow, with lack of resources and buy-in from top executives and chief information officers to blame for the pace, said an official at the General Services Administration, which manages the contract.
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HIE's top state e-health agendas
Commonwealth Fund finds adoption, policy development key priorities
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Letter: Delays in VA benefits part of a bigger problem
The VA intentionally, refuses to recognize the basic fact that humans are a compilation of systems. This results in unconscionable delays in veterans receiving deserved benefits, a tactic that is repugnant to American values.
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Treasury, OMB assemble brief on fiscal challenges
Document, program explain government and corporate finances.
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Letter: Security and monitoring go hand in hand
A reader says monitoring is a component of security and must be conducted with security in mind.
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Industry hoping for action on data security bill this year
The window for advancing a comprehensive federal data security bill is closing, but stakeholders are holding out hope that narrowly crafted proposals to improve government information security compliance and fight cybercrime might still get traction this spring.
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Experts find fault with cyberdirective
Intelligence monitoring authorization reverses 20 years of policy and laws, critics contend.
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IT budget request focuses on savings
Army Corps of Engineers scales back spending by consolidating 56 installations.
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FCW Download and Table of Contents
Find links to the stories in the Feb. 18, 2008, issue of FCW and more.
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Budget '09 roundup: Cybersecurity tops the wish list
Many agencies' IT projects would benefit from the president’s proposed spending.
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DOT to release RFI to develop networked roads, cars
The Transportation Department plans program to develop networked highways.
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OMB does not support bill to update FISMA
OMB's Karen Evans said the legislation could cause some "unintended consequences."
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USDA wants to make geospatial data easier to share
The Farm Service Agency's systems are outdated, allow only limited access and make it difficult to share information, according to USDA's RFI.
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Experts: Use a vision of the future to sell IPv6
The technology's benefits won't be obvious in the first year, so advocates should encourage agency executives to focus on the future, according to panelists at an IPv6 conference.
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