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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.

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How can software curb violent crime?

The ATF is looking for high-tech, interactive software than can help predict violent crime.

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Defense Department 'a little, homogeneous corporation'?

Agency official quips about DOD's largeness and red tape.

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FedRAMP comes fraught with challenges

Agency CIOs acknowledge cloud fears, but look to FedRAMP to alleviate some of the concerns. However, FedRAMP poses some difficulties of its own.

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Feds to drop $3 billion on new radios

Homeland Security selects 30 companies to support critical communications at four departments and the White House.

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OMB ups the ante on improper payments

Agencies are asked to plan ahead to implement "Do Not Pay" tool into existing operations.

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Naval Air Systems Command plans 4G cell service aboard ships

The commercial system could revolutionize shipboard communications.

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Air Force Special Ops relaunches iPad buy

Coast Guard also wants to buy tablets to serve as electronic flight bags.

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GBC: Comparing Governments in the Cloud

The Government Business Council looks at the U.S. against the United Kingdom and Australia.

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Transparency groups say THOMAS legislative website is outdated

The Library of Congress' THOMAS system for researching current legislation is behind the times, according to more than two dozen watchdog groups.

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Telework embrace widens

A new survey shows that most government employees who work remotely are content, but a few report failures.