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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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Google readies government cloud offering

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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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IT upgrades, increased public interaction coming for Citizenship and Immigration Services

Alejandro Mayorkas, the new director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said he wants the agency to be more engaged with the public and also to move into the electronic age.