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Citizens have an appetite for more digital government worldwide, survey shows

Digital government services are on a roll, and the next generation of services could include electronic mailboxes and secure identification as a service, according to a new survey by Accenture.

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Salesforce.com launches suite of government cloud tools

Product line will include a government app exchange.

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Another government cloud takes flight

Vivek Kundra, former federal CIO and now Salesforce VP, is promoting the new product.

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Government-specific social networks on the rise

A survey showed some shifts in how government agencies are utilizing social networking and Web tools.

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Most federal websites still not ready for mobile access, survey finds

Agencies trail private sector in making mobile-ready sites.

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DOD urges relaxed satellite controls

Momentum for satellite export reform is stalled by the complex and technical nature of the issue.

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TSA clears racial-profiling app for takeoff

Travelers who believe they've been targeted for their religion or race will be able to file complaints from their iPhones.

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Virtual worlds emerge within agencies

Having cut their teeth in Second Life, agencies are increasingly building their own virtiual environments.

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Navy calls for industry help in data center consolidation

The Navy is looking for help and advice from the private sector as it continues to consolidate its data centers.

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Agile development gets low priority in federal IT

Serena Software surveyed 225 federal IT professionals to find out their top priorities.

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CBO, NASA and White House add to growing infographics trend

Sophisticated infographics are growing in popularity on the Web, and federal agencies are joining in.

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Agencies seek to shed antiquated acquisition model

DOD and the intelligence community use an acquisition process better suited to a bygone era, but efforts to move forward are gaining speed.

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BYOD: Trend or trivia?

Is 'bring your own device' the next big thing for government or is it just a fad?

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How cloud storage could catch up with big data

Erasure coding is emerging as a cost-effective way to safely maintain vast amounts of data in the cloud.

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CIO Richard Spires: Replacing commodity IT is a bigger task than it seems

Moving from commodity IT to service-based cloud models encompasses much more than e-mail, DHS CIO says.