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OMB finds e-gov exec

Timothy Young has been promoted to OMB's associate administrator of e-government and IT.

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OMB appoints Young e-gov associate administrator

Tim Young is the new associate administrator for e-government and IT.

Digital Government

EDS extends Opsware license

Opsware will get $145 million during five years.

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Planning for blade servers

Think about power consumption and heat generation.

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thePipeline

New products from MPC, Xybernaut and PacketHop, and ComCam.

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FalconStor adds VirtualTape capabilities

The enterprise edition of VirtualTape Library now supports for failover clustering data back up.

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USDA, HUD race to document IT security

In a recent report card on agencies’ compliance with federal IT security requirements, the scores of the Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development departments stuck out like sore thumbs.

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Project managers wired to matrix

OMB raising the bar for performance

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Thin-client desktops: Not defunct yet

Soaring PC support costs, security concerns drive interest in alternatives

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Blades open new markets

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Going for green

An OMB memo lists three more criteria used for evaluating agencies' e-gov performance.

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Saving space

More blades can fit into a given space than conventional servers can.

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Analyze this

The growing niche of business analytics gives public agencies new insights

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Blade servers gaining respect

Technology is an attractive option in clustered operations, places where space is scarce.

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OMB clears up criteria to get to green

The Office of Management and Budget today gave agencies a clearer understanding of the criteria to meet green on the President’s Management Agenda scorecard.

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The payback

Thin clients can support many users who need access to standardized applications.

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Senate CIO starts a new tradition

The Senate's CIO Greg Hanson introduces new technology to an old institution.

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Hill, Homeland Security trade barbs over border control tech

The Homeland Security Department’s enterprise architecture and its plans for a border control system came under fire from legislative overseers last week.

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DOD drafts IA buying guidelines

Policy is designed to help secure Global Information Grid