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Remote video increases flexibility for SSA
The Social Security Administration began using remote video conferencing technology to manage its disability hearing workload in 1999 and it seems to be paying off, according to a new report.
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Treasury, EPA, FDA sites among low scorers in customer satisfaction
ForeSee Results has released its latest survey ranking federal websites on customer satisfaction.
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Agencies to close 137 data centers and move 100 email systems to the cloud
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra downplayed security concerns about storing government data on privately owned servers.
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Budget squeeze: One CIO's story of survival
EPA's new CIO, Malcolm Jackson, proposes five steps to making progress on IT during a time of doing "three things with the same dollars that we used to do two things with."
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Takai warns against federal cloud adoption without standardized technology
Fierce Government IT
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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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