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Veterans Affairs kicks off cloud e-mail
Government's largest cloud computing program to date will cost $150 million and transfer 600,000 VA employee mailboxes.
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Microsoft and Google slug it out for agencies' cloud business
Both companies are vying to gain a foothold in the federal marketplace, which is expected to reach $20 billion.
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Army eyes smart phones for soldiers in Afghanistan
The Army plans to deploy smart phones and supporting network infrastructure to soldiers in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Michael Vane told military bloggers during a roundtable this morning, but he provided few details.
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Study: One-fourth of federal websites surveyed rank high in transparency
Federal websites that do well on transparency also score high in customer satisfaction and participation, according to the ForeSee market research service.
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Agencies must determine computer security teams in face of potential federal shutdown
The number of essential IT staff members needed during a government shutdown would be much larger than in the monthlong furlough of 1995. Then, the focus was not on guarding the nation's systems against a cyberattack.
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DISA foresees no hiccups in switch to new Internet protocol
Transition to IPv6 later this year likely to be easier for Defense Department than for commercial users, official says.
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Cloud efforts to get 25 percent of IT spending
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's Federal Cloud Computing Strategy calls for 25 percent of federal IT spending to go to the cloud, with data center consolidation helping to pay for it.
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Archives budget would drop 10 percent
The National Archives and Records Administration would get $423 million under the president's budget proposal, a 10 percent cut.
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Air Force budget would save on IT, other areas
Although the Air Force's budget is smaller for fiscal 2012, savings gained through efficiency measures will be applied to readiness and modernization, official says.
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