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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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VA contracting officers may face penalty for poor recordkeeping
A senior Veterans Affairs Department official plans to propose a penalty for contracting officers if they don't file contracting information into the VA's database.
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IT programs face big cuts in new spending bill
The budget agreement between Congress and the White House would cut nearly $40 billion overall in federal spending. IT programs are a large part of that.
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Budget deal threatens government cloud security clearances
Lawmakers agree to gut an e-government account that feeds FedRAMP, a program to assess the security of federal Web-based systems.
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