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White House seeks input on how to share government research
White House officials launched the final phase of a public forum designed to determine how to make data from federally funded research projects available to the public.
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Web application gives air travelers chance to rate airport security procedures
The Transportation Security Administration, which has not endorsed the real-time survey, has not responded to an offer to receive the polling results.
Cybersecurity
Government technology made huge leaps during past decade
The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks spurred the development of information sharing, backup systems, consolidation, social networking and more attention on cybersecurity.
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Enterprise content management and the system-is-the-solution fallacy
When it comes to enterprise content management systems, many agencies buy technology before they have strategies in place, writes columnist Tim Sprehe.
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Federal appeals court upholds ban on Microsoft Word sales
Microsoft has been ordered to stop selling its Microsoft Word software starting Jan. 11.
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Report finds agencies are better aligning IT and business systems
The federal government is slightly ahead of the private sector in matching its computer systems to its mission, analysts conclude.
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Laptop with personal data about thousands stolen from Army employee
A government laptop containing names and personally identifiable information of more than 42,000 patrons of childcare and recreational facilities at Fort Belvoir in Virginia since 2005 was stolen on Nov. 28.
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State.gov gets a makeover
The State Department today unveiled a redesign of its official Web site that the department hopes to use to engage people in an ongoing dialogue on foreign policy.
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With lawsuit settled, timetable for release of Bush e-mails is tricky
E-mails that are presidential records from the administration George W. Bush discovered during ongoing litigation could be publicly available in five years under the Presidential Records Act.
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Delays in Networx transition put cloud computing decisions on hold
Officials are considering cloud services, but don't want to commit to them until they are further along in their move to the new telecommunications pact, vendor says.
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White House boosts social media apps
Applications built on social media platforms are effective ways to share government information, White House official says.
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Recovery.gov site has new page to fix problems
The board in charge of tracking economic stimulus law spending has instituted new logic checks and policies to fix errors.
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