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Federal future cloudy for Microsoft Word
Agencies are wondering how a court's ruling banning Microsoft from selling Word will affect their procurement plans.
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Army Microsoft moratorium nears its end
The moratorium on buying Microsoft software was established while officials negotiated a new enterprise licensing agreement.
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Former EPA official wants to bring new IT to government
In her new role at CGI Federal, Molly O’Neill plans to draw on her past experience with issues such as data sharing and Web 2.0.
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Government wants contractors to register soon at stimulus-tracking site
The board tracking the economic stimulus law spending is urging contractors, state and local agencies and non-profits to register early on its new FederalReporting.gov Web site.
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Schliesske lured by 'cool stuff'
After seeing the 'cool stuff' his twin brother and father were doing in the Army, Harold Schliesske left the private sector for government leadership — and he hasn’t looked back.
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DHS starts social network about Southwestern border
The Homeland Security Department is using a site called Ning.com to host a new social network that focuses on topics related to the Southwest border.
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Court ruling puts brakes on sales of Microsoft Word
Microsoft's loss in a patent dispute with Toronto-based i4i LP means that it will have to stop selling Microsoft Word in U.S. markets. The issue concerns the use of "custom XML" in Word in the Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suites.
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Microsoft ordered to stop selling Word
Court rules that Microsoft stop selling flagship Word as a result of a patent dispute with Canadian company i4i.
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NextGen 911 shows versatility
A vendor today showed how the Next Generation 911 emergency calling system is expected to use Internet Protocols to process phone calls, text messages and video.
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Debate still rages on federal use of cookies
A plan to allow Web tracking technology on government Web sites draws protests, support.
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OMB and private groups track Congressional earmarks
A volunteer group is creating an online database to contain more than 17,000 congressional earmark requests, while OMB says it is planning to expand its own database next year.
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Air Force prepares for NetCents contract change
Gregory Garcia, director of the 754th Electronic Systems Group, which oversees the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions contract, talks about the strategy behind NetCents-2 and his expectations for the new contract.
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6 tech trends government IT managers should be wary of
There are many good information technology innovations, but not all the current fads are good for government IT. Some trends are bad in general, and some are very bad for government IT managers in particular.
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Government, industry create threat forum for power grid
EnergySec has grown to include 200 members from the electric power industry, security vendors and government regulators since its formation in December to provide an alternative to the more formal ISAC for rapid sharing of information.
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Security upgrades highlight DISA buying surge
The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to bolster security features embedded in its far-flung networks and data centers via several acquisition projects planned for the twilight of fiscal 2009.
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Customs agency ponders acquisition storefront
Officials want to use a “storefront” e-procurement Web site to streamline the purchase of preapproved products and track orders.
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DISA asks industry for help with new priorities
DISA wants to deliver on-demand, enterprisewide technology services across the Defense Department.
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