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Best government IT programs honored

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council honored the most innovative federal IT programs at its annual luncheon.

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Agencies on track to implement White House IT strategy, CIOs say

Meeting the goals of 25-point plan for moving applications to the cloud will require leadership push, according to federal panelists.

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SSA misses target for retirement applications online

The Social Security Administration released its performance report for fiscal 2010 listing the targets it met and missed.

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DOD shutters access to video-streaming websites

Access to streaming video on websites, including YouTube, Amazon and Google video, has been blocked by DOD's Cyber Command.

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Japan quake disrupts world technology supply chain

Chip and NAND flash-memory manufacturers in Japan were affected by the earthquake and tsunami last week, but considering the circumstances the outlook could be far worse.

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Japan disaster provides opportunity for scammers

Technology has changed the way the world responds to natural disasters such as the Japan earthquake but it can also lead to big opportunities for scam artists.

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SSA applicants like new online claim form, IG says

Half of the applicants who used the Social Security Administration's online iClaim scored it as "excellent," according to a new report from SSA's inspector general.

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Empower feds to take on the cloud

Making federal cloud computing a reality could be as simple as letting government workers do their own IT, writes Brand Niemann.

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Obama's open government goes under review

A House subcommittee will hold a hearing to review data entry problems and to evaluate the Obama administration’s efforts at transparency.

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Key Army radio system has a 72 percent failure rate

Service had to dispatch runners for communications during field testing.

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GPO transitioning all new docs to new system

The Government Printing Office will start publishing all new official electronic government documents online in its new FDsys system.

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White House wants agency for education IT

President Barack Obama is calling for creating a research agency to advance digital tutoring, educational games and other learning and teaching IT.

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Australia to censor iTunes app store

Sydney Morning Herald

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Consumer database goes live March 11 despite House action

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is set to debut its new database online despite the House's passage of a bill with a provision to block funding for it.

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State Department's mobile and Web apps go global

The State Department begins publicity on its new Apps@State program to develop mobile and Web applications around the world.