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Could the smart phone be standard issue for every soldier?
The Army integration directorate plans to test how the devices, a ubiquitous tool among young troops, can be used on the battlefield.
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GSA to move e-mail to the cloud
Plan represents major effort to increase government efficiency, analyst says.
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Military likely to shun iPhone
As the military continues its search for the best battlefield smart phone, it’s looking increasingly doubtful that the iPhone will be a contender.
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Electronic Records Archives needs more oversight, auditors say
The Government Accountability Office says NARA needs to take steps to ensure completion of its Electronic Records Archives system by 2012.
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NARA seeks feedback on declassification priorities
The National Archives and Records Administration is using a blog and public meeting to collect feedback on a draft plan for its new National Declassification Center.
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Cloud computing: Skeptics still hold the floor
Mandate or no mandate, don't hold your breath waiting for federal managers to get behind the idea of cloud computing until they are sold on the benefits.
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Draft plans to consolidate data centers due this month
Finals submissions, due by the end of July, will include a detailed inventory and information on the types of servers and processes used in each center and how much power they consume.
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Survey: Cloud computing to make huge strides by 2020
Mobile devices and ease of use must outpace concerns about security, privacy and access.
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Obama orders sales of excess data centers
Agencies should immediately cap the number of data centers and reduce the count by 2015, the president says.
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Education Department's innovation portal signs up 4,400
The Education Department has collected 128 ideas and attracted 4,468 people to its online innovation portal.
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Lawmakers worry about lack of cloud computing guidance
High costs, limited security standards top list of concerns.
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Groups want agencies to post more advisory meetings on the Web
Government watchdogs press Congress to pass a bill that would demand federal managers post transcripts or recordings of proceedings shortly after they occur.
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OMB wants agencies to emphasize IT efficiencies in 2012 budgets
Director wants federal IT shops to include in future spending plans consolidation of data centers and the adoption of cloud computing to cut technology costs.
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Patent office teams with Google to put data online
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is handing over nearly 10 terabytes of its data to Google so that it can be made available for free online.
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Cooler data centers could save millions for IRS
Federal auditors today said the IRS could save $3 million over four years by improving energy efficiency at two data centers, but the service disagreed with that estimate.
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GAO calls for better efficiency measurements, but IT could help
OMB has issued inconsistent, limited guidance to agencies on measuring efficiency, but auditors noted the White House has emphasized increasing efficiency through IT-related initiatives.
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