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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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The new age of satellite
Satellites' famous resiliency is being joined by a steadily brightening price and performance story that might surprise those who haven’t been following the industry lately.
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Wiki in the works for sharing safest travel routes in Afghanistan
Network would replace ad hoc Internet communications among nonmilitary personnel with missions in war zone.
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Navy official calls for rapid deployment of unmanned vessels
Systems would be deployed at sea for weeks or months.
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Technology: The problem and solution for Postal Service's $238 billion shortfall
USPS says improved Web presence and mobile apps are key initiatives in its strategy to climb out of the red.
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Army will tap its 'digital natives' for apps
Contest under way to award $30,000 in prize money for software programs that will fundamentally change the way the Army operates.
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Feds, cybersecurity, cloud security take center stage at RSA 2010
Federal Computer Week
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Security concerns and changing marketplace make GSA rethink cloud computing plan
A new request for quotations will account for industry developments, associate administrator says.
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VA may revive canceled scheduling program
The Veterans Affairs Department has canceled its Replacement Scheduling Application Development program, for which it has spent at least $167 million, but it is likely to come back to life in a different form, according to a senior official.
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GSA cancels cloud request for quotations
Changing markets and technology prompted fresh start on cloud acquisition.
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Obama administration to focus 2011 IT budget on streamlining
Chief information officers say efficiency will be important in building security and transparency, and managing investments.
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Surgeon general collaborates with Microsoft for online e-record management
The U.S. surgeon general is expanding its online tool to allow consumers to assemble their family medical histories by adding links to Microsoft's HealthVault Personal Health Record application.
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