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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.

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3 simple truths about the cloud

Like all good marketing campaigns, the cloud is more of a concept than a reality, writes Chris Bronk.

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6 degrees: Explore your Civil War roots with NARA

The National Archives and Records Administration uses interactive technologies to help people explore the Civil War.

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Geo-spill: Tracking the oil muck by GIS

State and federal officials are using a program from the Homeland Security Department to share geospatial data about the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico.

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Hill: Pilots need cockpit technology to detect volcanic ash

FAA's new air traffic control system will provide more accurate information, but onboard, real-time systems still are needed, aviation experts say.

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Social media both unites and divides federal workforce

Used appropriately, Web 2.0 tools can benefit intergenerational relationships, a valuable lesson as the applications become more important to agency missions in the future, experts say.

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Agencies’ transparency plans need improvement, groups say

The open-government plans of the Justice Department and the Office of Management and Budget were ranked poorly by transparency advocates.

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FEMA goes mobile with disaster info

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