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Before Buying New Scheduling System, VA Plans to Kick the Tires
VA is putting the finishing touches on its proposed shopping list for buying updated scheduling software.
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More Transparency in the Works at OSC
OSC's open government plan touts several initiatives to increase transparency – from digital tweaks to broader changes.
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What Data Can Do to Stop Pandemics
Access to long-term archived information about past Ebola outbreaks would have enhanced the world’s ability to track and mitigate the effects of the disease.
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Former Microsoft CEO Invests Big In Harvard’s Computer Science Faculty
The field of computer science is undergoing rapid change, Steve Ballmer says.
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Lawmakers Hopeful FITARA Finish Line In Sight
Architects of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act are hopeful the legislation will be wrapped up in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Senate Moves Toward Vote on NSA Reform
The Senate majority leader is hoping to move the bulk data-collection bill before his party returns to the minority.
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VPN hacks, GFEBS' newest customer, a Blackberry-Samsung partnership and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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The Complete Guide to Networking for Introverts
Extroverts, who tend to excel at building contacts outside their organization, shouldn’t be the only ones using the skill to earn more and advance in their careers.
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Bridging the skills gap one vet at a time
Companies are helping veterans transition to careers in big data, enterprise architecture and other fast-growing IT fields -- and getting well-trained employees in the process.
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IRS looks to get a handle on email records
In a recent request for information, the tax agency is seeking commercial solutions to electronic records management.
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Risky Business at IRS When It Comes to IT Security, IG Finds
Risk-based decision-making describes the tradeoffs an agency makes -- or doesn’t make -- when confronted with a potential cyber vulnerability.
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The Conservative Case for Net Neutrality
Even Justice Scalia has endorsed treating Internet-service providers as utilities.
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Spectrum incentives, reseller rules, NOAA hacked and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Why agencies are drowning in data
An industry-sponsored report suggests that feds could leverage information governance to great effect.
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Keystone State Aims to Kill the Password
The commonwealth's login network could help secure online shopping and other e-commerce services worldwide.
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Why Big Data Needs ‘Dummy Data’
Instead of original data, a structurally similar but obscured version of the data, or “dummy data”, is used for development and testing environments.
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Telework on Trial? House Committees to Probe Patent Office Telework Fraud
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the House Judiciary Committee team up for a joint hearing next week.
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Why Veterans Make Good Cyberwarriors
Putting returning warfighters back to work as cyberdefenders makes sense, advocates say.
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The Broadband Industry’s Plan for Killing Obama's Net Neutrality Plan
The companies may have lost the administration, but there are two more branches of government to turn to.
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