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First set of Smart Grid standards submitted to energy regulators
The first standards for Smart Grid interoperability and security have completed a cybersecurity review by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have been forwarded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for adoption. The Energy Department also is funding research on Smart Grid security.
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Navy briefs enterprise network plan
Capt. Timothy Holland, NGEN program manager, said the switch to NGEN also will allow the Navy to take back operational command and control of the network, which EDS/HP previously handled, a move viewed as essential in an era of cyberwarfare.
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Survey finds public satisfied with federal call centers
Government-run facilities improving, but still lag behind services private sector provides.
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Health IT Hits the Big Leagues
The year 2010 was, for Major League Baseball, the year of the pitcher. Clinching that characterization was Roy Halladay, a right-hander with the Philadelphia Phillies, who followed up a perfect game during the regular season with a no-hitter in the playoffs, the second in Major League Baseball history. Off the field, however, 2010 was the year that baseball embraced electronic medical records.
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This just in from the 'Department of Redundancy Reduction Department'
GSA's Gwynne Kostin offered a humorous take on efforts to improve federal workforce productivity during the FedScoop FedTalks 2010 conference.
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DARPA plans tools to lighten load of battlefield data
DARPA's Insight program will develop automated tools to help human analysts sift and identify valuable battlefied data from a variety of information sources and platforms.
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DARPA seeks to shape young minds
DARPA launches a program to interest grade school students in computer science careers.
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Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games
Tom Patterson, CSO of MagTek and an adviser to the Air Force on cyber operations, took part in the recent Pacifica cyber war games and describes some of the lessons learned.
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Harvard class of ‘70: A generation at a glance
Blogger (and Harvard grad) Steve Kelman was interested to find that 5 percent of his classmates have ended up working for government.
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Recovery Act reporting reaches highest level of disclosure
More than 99 percent of all prime recipients filed mandatory spending reports last quarter.
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