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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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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.
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Top 10 agencies with the most Facebook fans
As young people start using Facebook as their primary communication tool, look for more agencies to experiment with Facebook for interacting with citizens.
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10 social networking sites to keep you in the loop
Wouldn't it be great if you could do all your networking online -- from the couch at home? Dream on. Until that day, these government IT social-networking sites will keep you in the loop.
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For some users, Windows 7 upgrade could take 20 hours
Tests conducted by Microsoft show that upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7 will be about 5 percent faster than previous upgrades involving Vista. But in certain situations, "faster" could mean more than 20 hours.
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Monumental task
The second half of the National Archives and Records Administration's name suggests an even bigger challenge than keeping aging official parchments from rotting away into oblivion.
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NARA's top 10 management challenges
The Office of Inspector General recently listed what it considers the most significant challenges facing the agency.
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It’s not about cookies; it’s about service
Web analytics tools can improve online government services without compromising privacy, writes Alex Langshur, president of the Web Analytics Association.
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Version 2.0 of spending site to debut in October
The new iteration of the Recovery.gov spending site with expanded mapping and other features will go live by Oct. 10, a top official said today.
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Top 10 most prolific agencies on YouTube
In pursuit of this country's video-watching citizenry, the government is using YouTube to get the word out. Take a look at our list of those agencies pushing their message to the ever-shrinking screen.
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