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Takai warns against federal cloud adoption without standardized technology
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iPhone tracking: How serious is it?
The accuracy of Apple's iPhone location tracking is debatable, and it could depend on phone reception. But if you're worried, a jailbreak app can prevent tracking.
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VA, DOD create mobile app for PTSD treatment, support
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments have released a new mobile application designed to help veterans and service members suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Winning ways to visualize federal data include bubbles, blocks and clocks
Google and Eyebeam.org have announced the winners of a contest to make federal spending data more visually appealing.
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DOD not ready for total cloud migration, CIO says
Defense Department CIO Teri Takai cautions against jumping into the cloud.
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Fiberlink's MaaS360 enables GSA telework initiatives
The General Services Administration is leveraging Fiberlink's "mobility-as-a-service" technology.
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Amazon cloud crash endangers federal websites
One energy site was shut down by the crash and recovery.gov jumped ship
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Keeping tabs on you and your teleworker, too
A third party releases an iPhone app to log users' keystrokes, and two scientists discover the same device is keeping tabs on your locations in an unprotected way.
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5 elements of a mobile enterprise masterpiece
These emerging technologies will make mobile wireless the dominant personal computing platform of the future.
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Law library's plan emphasizes digital, social media
The Law Library of Congress' strategic plan highlights using digital media, the Web and social media.
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Supreme Court hears Microsoft's argument for patent reform
After losing a judgment to i4i over its use of XML in Word, the company wants to lower the bar for disproving a patent
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Cloud computing: mainframe redux
Large IT vendors are using interest in cloud computing to angle for a much bigger share of your IT spending.
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New CIO handbook provides a resource for IT transitions
A new website provides problem-solving resources for federal CIOs.
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SSA exposed SSNs, names, birth dates for 36,000 people, IG says
The Social Security Administration didn't take enough precautions to protect against exposing the Social Security numbers, names and birth dates of more than 36,000 people, according to a new audit.
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