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Soldiers show some ingenuity during tests of next-generation radios
The Army holds a two-week exercise to determine the limits of a new advanced communications system that allows troops to tap into broadband to send satellite images and to talk in chat rooms.
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California, Boston win awards for best government websites
Portals run by the state of California and the city of Boston were tops among municipal Web sites in a recent "Best of the Web" competition.
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Accountability starts with Networx transition, data center consolidation
As part of Obama's accountable government initiative, OMB also plans to track on Performance.gov agencies' progress in other efforts such as cloud computing.
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Lights, camera, action: Agencies to launch Video.gov
White House announces plans for a federal website that will offer access to videos from multiple federal agencies.
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Indian Health Service launches online best practices database
The Indian Health Service wants the public to add content to its new online inventory of best practices and services.
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SSA awards $2.8 billion services support contract
Accenture, Computer Sciences, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will compete for task orders to help the agency exchange electronic medical records, and expand Internet services for Medicare and supplemental security income applicants.
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Smart phone as patient tool: A mental health application
A project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse turns a smart phone into a tool for aiding people with borderline personality disorder.
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How your mobile phone could help keep you healthy
With smart-phone use on the rise, health care agencies are launching a variety of mobile applications for patients and providers.
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A cost of consolidation?
Agency officials looking to consolidate their technology operations might want to refactor the risks after the recent meltdown of services in Virginia.
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HTC Evo's 4G service takes smart phones to new dimensions
The Evo is hands-down a Reviewer’s Choice winner in this roundup because of two crucial things: the device's bountiful jaw-dropping features and the outstanding performance of those features on the device.
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Samsung Captivate makes good use of its Android OS
For most agencies, the Captivate would be a perfect mobile device because it walks a careful balance between the easy-to-manage BlackBerry and the power and capabilities of the Evo.
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iPhone 4.0 a great device that deserves better reception
Despite its problems with AT&T, the iPhone’s easy-to-use navigation and sleek construction makes it easy to overlook the antenna nightmares. I reviewed a $199, 16G unit running Version 4.0.1 of Apple's iPhone operating system and found it hard to criticize anything else about the phone.
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Less than half of 'Net connections meet FCC speed goal
A Federal Communications Commission report released on Thursday examining Internet access subscriptions found less than half of U.S. subscribers currently get broadband service that meets or exceeds speed targets set by the commission in its national broadband plan.
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SSA disagrees with IG on data center site recommendations
The Social Security Administration accepts half of its inspector general's advice for site selection for a new data center.
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Dump that data: Agencies need not preserve Web 2.0 content
Federal agencies are dealing with questions about how much of the content on their social media platforms must be saved as an official record, according to a new report.
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5 smart choices in smart phones
We tested five new models, including one with 4G capabilities, and finds they have a lot for offer on-the-job users. Android phones come out on top.
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5 ways to use social media for better emergency response
More people now use social media tools to report emergencies or call for help, and they expect government response agencies to be actively engaged in using the technology, too.
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