Digital Government
New NORTHCOM response vehicle now emergency-ready
Built-in systems include broadband satellite access to Defense nets.
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Health App Disparities Persist
People who use mobile phones to look up medical information or to run applications for managing their health tend to be younger, browner, city dwellers, relative to people who don't use their cells for those purposes, a new survey finds.
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HR Tech: Help or Hindrance?
Organizations that have fully or partially automated their recruitment and hiring processes have garnered better performance among their new hires and have reduced the time and cost to fill new positions, according to a new study.
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FBI's new website has more than just the facts
The new design, based on user feedback, includes a simplified home page, easier navigation, a new search engine and even a "Fun & Games" section.
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Can technology cure texting while driving?
Readers agree that texting while driving is dangerous and should be stopped, but say that bans against the practice and technology solutions can go only so far.
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Emergency access granted in test of interoperable ID system
An emergency preparedness event involving federal, state and private-sector officials demonstrated ID verification technology to scan and clear first responders from federal, state, local and commercial organizations.
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Agencies hard hit by shortage of cybersecurity pros
Programs are under way to identify, educate and provide career paths for potential cybersecurity professionals demanded by government and private industry, a panel of experts said, but it will be years before the pipeline is producing.
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Veteran federal IT reporter Jack Robertson dies
Jack Robertson, a pioneering reporter in both the electronics industry and the federal information technology press, died suddenly Oct. 19 at the age of 78.
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CDC publishes social media toolkit online
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention share the lessons they have learned by using Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, blogs and other social media.
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Looking for the door ...
The Office of Personnel Management announced this week that it is going to beef up its staff to try to get federal retirees’ claims through the system faster.
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Administration's weather satellite plan opposed globally
State and local agencies say spectrum reallocation threatens public safety.
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Official says government is helpless against fake security certifications
Many of the companies responsible for reassuring Web users that sites are authentic operate outside federal agencies' jurisdiction.
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Duffield, Va. selected as prime site for data center
TVA, according to a statement from Boucher, considered 50 sites throughout the Southeast for the distinction of "prime location" and chose 12 including Duffield.
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