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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.
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FDA broadens reach through widgets, content syndication
A widget embedded on partner Web sites drove more than 20 million visitors to FDA.gov to learn more about the peanut recall.
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House bill targets Internet censorship
Legislation in the House would require the National Science Foundation to set up a foundation to fund programs to defeat Internet censorship.
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Delays in satellite programs push Navy to look elsewhere
Service considers leasing capacity on Australian and experimental birds.
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Information handcuffs: Counterterrorism IT needs support from the top, Congress told
Intelligence agencies face policy and privacy questions as they look to harness IT to fix problems identified after the failed Christmas Day bombing attempt.
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NASA launches mission simulator Web site
NASA launches an online simulator that lets anybody pilot the space shuttle and view how space communications works.
Cybersecurity
Security guidance to aid agencies in cloud computing push
Threat list is helpful but incomplete, analysts say.
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All About Apps
A push to develop more online software applications at federal agencies is gathering supporters.
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DOD brass takes jaundiced view of thumb drives
The thumb drive, the ubiquitous device that has revolutionized portable computer storage and cornered the market on conference souvenirs, can't quite shake its reputation in the Defense Department as a modern-day Typhoid Mary.
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Our panel of language mavens
The federal information technology community is home to a number of experts in the fields of plain language and Web content. Here are the four who contributed their ideas to this article.
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CDC strikes a balance between accuracy and clarity
The first big step toward creating good Web content is learning to live with the tension that always exist between your advocates for accuracy and your sticklers for clarity.
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FCC awards $145M for telehealth networks
The Federal Communications Commission is distributing $145 million to 16 telehealth projects.
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