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Poor Tech Hampers Applicants
The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and PDRI, a human resources consulting firm, issued a <a href=http://www.govexec.com/pdfs/082610l1.pdf>report</a> on Thursday that "found government does a poor job of evaluating applicants for federal positions," according to an <a href=http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=45992&dcn=todaysnews>article</a> on Government Executive.
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NGA's Sticking With Google
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=482ab868878ecd0bd81d978216718820&_cview=0>tweaked</a> on Wednesday its <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/08/google_now_owns_earth.php>original announcement</a> from last week to award a sole-source contract to Google for geospatial visualization services so outfits such as Microsoft can apply.
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Drone helicopter violates DC airspace
The Navy admits it lost control of a drone helicopter for half an hour in restricted airspace in Washington, D.C.
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The cyberattack that awakened the Pentagon
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn today outlined the five pillars of the DOD’s strategy for defending against and responding to cyber attacks against the nation’s critical infrastructure and .mil networks.
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SBA names its minority small business person of the year
Patrick Hughes of Hughes Group LLC wins the Minority Small Business Person of the Year award from the Small Business Administration.
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PowerPoint, Firefox, other apps at risk from Windows vulnerability
Exploits are already being published for newly confirmed security hole, which results from a Dynamic Link Library flaw. Hundreds of apps could be affected, and they would have to be patched individually.
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Industry anticipates MUMPS decision on VA's VistA modernization
Industry members have strong opinions on whether the Veterans Affairs Department should retain VistA's existing computer language is it becomes modernized
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Doctors cry, 'Enough!'
IT folks, in their perpetual quest to protect computerized data, favor ever-more-complicated user passwords. Doctors are crying, "Enough!"
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GSA fast tracks requirements for FedRAMP
The General Services Administration is in the final stages of shoring up the requirements for a governmentwide program to certify and accredit cloud computing products and services.
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GSA names chief financial officer
Alison Doone, currently the Internal Revenue Service's CFO, will assume the same position with the General Services Adminsistration.
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Which state is the first deploy a mass mobile alerting system?
The new system – which sends text messages to mobile phones - can target specific geographic areas, which could be as large as a city or as small as a few blocks.
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Panel: U.S. lacks legal framework to fight in cyberspace
A panel of experts said the lack of clear policies and legal framework for waging cyber war could hinder the nation in defending itself and waging war in the new military domain of cyberspace.
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Defense looks for ways to detect insiders stealing classified files
Program would expose anyone conducting network searches, probing file index systems and copying information back to a computer.
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Soundbytes: Cyber Defense and the Importance of Proper Neckwear
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