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VA could repeat mistakes in IT program, IG says
The VA's program to develop a financial and logistics system has the same problems as a previous effort, according to a new report from the department's inspector general's office.
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Citizenship agency launches interactive Web site
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a revamped Web site that lets users track their applications and petitions online. The new USCIS.gov site also makes national trend and raw data available.
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Apps.gov: Kundra is ready for a fight
It’s Vivek Kundra versus the government bureaucracy, and the information technology industry can’t wait to see who wins.
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Got an App for that? Not quite yet
The White House has launched a storefront for cloud-computing services. Vendors who want to sell through it must undergo a certification process.
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White House to bestow top tech honors to IT company and inventors
IBM and Adobe founders to receive National Medal of Technology and Innovation at White House ceremony.
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DISA wins awards for two Web sites
The Defense Information Systems Agency has won the Web Marketing Association’s 2009 WebAwards for the best military Web site and the best government Web site.
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Lawmakers hit DHS on electronic border surveillance system
Lawmakers scolded Homeland Security Department officials for the latest round of delays on the SBInet electronic border surveillance project.
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Can virtualization solve security problems?
The Defense Department is seeking information on whether the technology can bolster data and infrastructure security.
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5 traps that can spoil virtualization savings
The savings that executives bank on with server virtualization do not always materialize. Here are the five biggest cost drains agencies can run into and how to keep them from sinking anticipated virtualization savings.
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Do contractor ID numbers taint transparency?
Advocacy groups are reviving long-standing questions about the suitability of corporate ownership of a critical government database.
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6 out-of-this-world government sites in Second Life
Teleport your avatar to one of the federal government's Second Life outposts to learn more about NASA space missions or NOAA's environmental studies.
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Kundra's great experiment: Government apps 'store front' opens for business
An online storefront where federal agencies can purchase cloud computing technology was launched today.
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IRS fails to plug all security gaps, IG says
The IRS has installed effective security controls on its laptop computers, but still has problems with reporting breaches and in backup data storage, a new report says.
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Top CIO unveils cloud computing storefront in push to reduce IT costs
Site will help agencies hand off IT operations and service to vendors in the coming months.
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