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Army impressed by initial test of next generation radios

A central part of a plan to modernize brigades, radios will link units so they can transmit broadband data, including imagery.

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Federal cloud computing just got easier

Government Computer News

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Coming to terms with FaceSpace

Federal Computer Week

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Study: Much of cloud's savings would come from IT job losses

Cost reductions would depend on the number of positions executives would be willing to cut or transfer, but former federal IT officials counter that agencies must move their technology talent to understaffed functions that support their missions.

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Open-government groups set to score agencies' transparency plans

Advocates for open government plan to score agencies' open government plans, planned to be released April 7.

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Google's new document sharing app a security risk, experts say

But administrators have more control to block services that would allow sensitive documents from being sent accidentally, other cyber specialists say.

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It's a Stretch

Consolidating data centers offers an opportunity to for federal IT managers to go green.

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GSA cloud savings said to be significant despite overstatement

Although a GSA official recently overstated cloud computing savings, experts say the actual number is still pretty impressive.

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USCIS saves $600K through videoconferencing

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is saving $600,000 a year by moving its employee training sessions online.

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Census takes a walk on the cloud

Agency relies on cloud computing for 2010 decennial count and looks to build its own infrastructure for 2020.

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Justice IG hits FBI's Sentinel IT program

Rising costs and delays with the FBI’s project for a Web-enabled electronic case management system worry the Justice Department’s inspector general.

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NASA engineers join Toyota investigation

The Transportation Department, looking into alleged acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles, is getting help from NASA engineers with expertise in electronics and software.

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White House gets its own EHR

Federal News Radio

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Oops: GSA official overstates cloud savings

A senior GSA official, speaking at FOSE, overestimated her agency's savings on cloud computing -- by a factor of 500.