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Proven tips to make the best performance dashboards

Agencies should check out the colorful dials on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's online dashboard to see some good dashboard design. Read on for more tips and good examples.

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What do the federal workforce and cloud computing have in common?

Many of the drivers behind the adoption of cloud computing could be applied to labor as well, an expert says.

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Gaurav 'GP' Pal: Pushing Recovery.gov into the future

Pal helped drive the evolution of Recovery.gov, including its migration to a public cloud and the addition of Web 2.0 widgets.

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Veda Sims: A measure of risk

Sims led the in-depth security risk assessments that paved the way for taking Recovery.gov to the cloud.

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Matthew W. Reiss: A champion of the cloud

Reiss developed, deployed and championed private cloud computing services at USDA's data centers.

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Nicole Willis: Downsizing systems at DHS

Willis led the development of an IT architecture that will allow DHS to eliminate more than 100 redundant systems.

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VanRoekel quickens pace on data center closures

Federal CIO changes the definition of data center, accelerates closure schedule.

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Security worries still impede cloud computing

As GSA ramps up FedRAMP, security remains a concern in efforts to move government IT to the cloud, officials told a House subcommittee.

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Keys to the Kingdom

Agency IT managers are scrambling to prevent employees' personal phones and tablets from creating new openings for hackers.

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DHS CIO describes 'aggressive stance' on cloud migrations

The Homeland Security Department is being aggressive about adopting cloud computing, its CIO told a House subcommittee.

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Administration increases data center consolidation savings estimate to $5 billion

New CIO Steven VanRoekel expands the definition of a data center to include the government's full IT infrastructure.

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Army HQ next for e-mail migration

The Army picks up speed in its move to enterprise e-mail.

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NARA finishes e-archive project, chooses IBM to maintain system

The National Archives and Records Administration has closed the book on development of the Electronic Records Archives -- for now.

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5 steps for easing gadgets into the enterprise

These steps can help agency IT departments gain the upper hand on the smartphones and tablets invading the enterprise.

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Government apps: Learning from industry

Private sector experts weigh in on how agencies can build successful software applications for mobile devices.