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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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FCC to try incentives to free wireless broadband spectrum
Commission has repeatedly warned of a looming spectrum crisis.
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Pentagon offers online NSPS transition course
The training program is an information primer for the 200,000 employees who will be transitioning out of the National Security Personnel System.
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NARA clarifies recordkeeping for the cloud
The National Archives and Records Administration wants agency officials to understand how cloud computing affects recordkeeping.
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Extreme makeover: Cutting data centers down to size
Under new pressure to curb data center spending, agencies must decide whether it's better to remodel old or build new data centers to keep up with growing IT demands.
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How to decide whether to retrofit or replace your data center
Answering these questions can help you decide if it's better to remodel your old data center or build a new one.
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Will data center history repeat itself?
Obama administration officials who are dead set on consolidating data centers across government might profit from talking with former Clinton administration officials, who undertook a similar task nearly 15 years ago—with depressing results.
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GSA's $5 billion satellite services contract targets bandwidth costs
Deal with Defense to form Future Commercial Satcom Acquisitions combines purchases for military and civilian agencies.
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Feds look for their avatars in 3-D
The Agriculture Department plans to acquire software that agencies across government can use to build its own virtual world for collaboration and training.
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