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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Transparency groups say THOMAS legislative website is outdated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.

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Finding the hidden value in shared IT services

Shared IT services can help shift focus from infrastructure to mission, says NOAA CIO.

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Bring your device, but don't forget security

A new survey finds that BYOD can expose agencies to security risks in a big way.

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Cloud computing's next step

Agencies and vendors need common definitions, performance metrics and security controls, say panelists at the FOSE 2012 conference.

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DOD’s IT strategy implementation critical to tactical operations

DOD's move to the next generation of defense IT is more important than ever, says deputy DOD CIO Rob Carey.

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Cloud can't substitute for records management

Migrating data to the cloud doesn't relieve agencies of responsibility for their records, warns a FOSE speaker -- with a cautionary tale to drive the point home.

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The new iPad's Wi-Fi problem is real

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CIOs to the cloud: Let's not rush into things

Federal executives find that the decision to migrate to the cloud is not so simple.

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Energy CTO: Go beyond the bare minimum on cloud compliance

Once an agency has moved operations to the cloud, what happens next?

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Be ready for disruptive technologies, FOSE keynote speaker says

Thomas Koulopoulos, futurist and keynote speaker at FOSE, explains how the future will be nothing like you expect--and you'd better get ready.

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US CIO urges citizen engagement

The federal CIO calls on citizens and industry to help build a government of tomorrow during a FOSE keynote.

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Treasure trove of Census data stumbles on launch

Many researchers welcomed NARA's release of the 1940 U.S. Census, but others worried about privacy and reported the website was not functioning properly.

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State Department's e-diplomacy efforts outpace other nations'

The State Department is the world's leading user of technology tools for diplomacy, according to a new think tank study.

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New OMB tool attacks waste and inefficiency together

PortfolioStat takes a multi-pronged approach to improving government in line with the Obama administration's IT strategy.