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Cloud clarifies Haiti relief work

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FCC national broadband effort gets Web site

The Federal Communications Commission has launched a new Web page today designed to provide information about the efforts to create a national broadband plan for public safety.

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Agencies crafting transparency plans with a full suggestion inbox

Agencies are expected to incorporate into their upcoming open government plans some of the thousands of ideas and comments they've received from the public through an online outreach effort since Feb. 6.

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DHS officials defend progress on SBInet border system

Two days after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano froze some spending on the SBInet virtual fence system at the Arizona border, DHS officials say the system is providing needed capabilities.

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New NOAA Web site tracks Arctic sea ice loss

A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site provides satellite measurements of the loss of Arctic sea ice and examines Arctic science and policy issues.

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FDA wants ideas for transparency

The Food and Drug Administration is asking consumers and industry executives for ideas on how to improve the flow of information about the agency's activities.

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Napolitano freezes spending for high-tech border security project

Secretary cites cost overruns and missed deadlines as reasons to move $50 million in Recovery Act funding for the first phase of SBInet to pay for proven technologies.

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National broadband plan certain to stir competing interest groups

The technology blueprint will serve as a roadmap for extending affordable broadband service.

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DHS lags in oversight for data center, IG says

Homeland Security Department officials haven't reviewed invoices for more than $160 million in spending related to DHS' primary data center operating on Navy property,

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Emergency communications plan update will blend old and new

Strategy will address technologies such as broadband, but first responders will continue to use mobile radios for some time, DHS official says.

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FCC unveils 360-page national broadband plan

The plan also recommends the development of standardized cable set-top boxes that would enable Internet surfing on televisions.