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Upgrade needed for battlefield satellite communications in Afghanistan, Iraq

With aging satellites processing as much as 300 percent more than their capacity, the Navy is looking for ways to buy more bandwidth until a new system can be launched.

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Senator blasts AT&T over early termination fees for smart phones

An increase in the charge provides another example of why Congress and the Federal Communications Commission need to intervene to protect consumers, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.

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GSA launches revamped contract for cloud computing

Procurement increases security standards while offering similar services.

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Kundra: Cloud computing standards next step for feds

For the practice to become widespread, the federal government must develop common processes to ensure agencies don't duplicate inefficiencies from data centers.

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Army wants soldiers' devices to keep going, and going, and going

Service asks for ideas for how to make batteries that power electronics on the battlefield lighter and last longer.

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Recovery.gov finds new home in the cloud

The Recovery.gov Web site for tracking federal stimulus law spending is the first governmentwide system to move to a cloud computing infrastructure.

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Recovery board sends its website to the Amazon cloud

Officials expect to save about $750,000 during the next two fiscal years as a result of outsourcing Recovery.gov's backbone to the Elastic Compute Cloud.

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Seven tips for journeying into the cloud

What you should know about cloud computing and how to start.

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White House says Recovery.gov to move to the cloud

The White House announced on Thursday that the website that tracks the multibillion-dollar economic stimulus program is moving to a cloud platform.

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GSA, acquisition councils seek advice on publishing federal contract actions

The General Services Administration and federal acquisition councils are seeking advice from the public and affected businesses on how to publish federal contract text online.

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Cloud computing: Seriously, now, what's the point?

The federal government's infatuation with cloud computing will go nowhere until agencies come up with real-life business case for the technology, says one observer.

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New details emerge on GSA's plan to buy cloud services

GSA releases acquisition plan for e-mail and collaboration services that includes cloud computing.

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Measure would require agencies to put all public records online

New legislation would mandate that agencies make public records permanently available online.

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Mobile SSA statistics: Agency wants an app for that

The Social Security Administration surveys vendors about creating iPhone applications.

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PowerPoint combatants go at it again

One of the military's top leaders reignites a battle over the merits of the ubiquitous presentation software.

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Bill would create Web portal for veterans' records

Rep. Niki Tsongas has introduced legislation to enable veterans to access their service records electronically through a Web portal.

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Eye in the sky: NOAA satellite program aids oil spill response

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's satellite organization has a test imagery program that's getting some real use in fighting the oil spill in the Gulf.