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Come join the homeland security review
Starting today people can go online to participate in a wide-ranging review of the Homeland Security Department designed to help shape the department over the coming years.
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Not dead yet
The Radicati Group foresees continued growth in e-mail accounts despite the rise in alternative tools for communication and collaboration, such as blogs and wikis.
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Buyer beware: The hidden perils of cloud computing
Experts warn that cloud computing brings with it a loss of control and legal protection in a computing framework that still is maturing.
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GAO finds gaps in HUD IT management
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department continues to fall short in managing its IT needs.
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Farewell to e-mail
Some government agencies are taking a step back from e-mail and evaluating other communication tools such as social networks, collaboration software and Web-based conferencing.
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Where in the world is the geospatial data?
Policy changes and new technologies can help agencies better manage geospatial data.
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Information fuels social media
Social-networking tools such as Twitter, Facebook and others are just that: tools. Good content or information is still necessary to make those tools successful.
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Myers to head Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Kenneth A. Myers III has been selected to serve as the director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, the Defense Department announced July 27.
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Federal IT spending to increase modestly thanks to cloud computing
Research firm predicts government will increase its technology budget 3.3 percent a year for five years, with cloud computing exploding at a 27 percent annual rate.
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DISA OKs collaborative site for classified use
DISA's Forge.mil is designed for easy information sharing and cooperative software development and will operate on the Defense Department’s classified SIPRNet, the agency says.
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Committee approves bill to strip some IT requirements from Real ID
A bill that would remove costly information technology requirements from a secure identification law has been approved by a Senate committee.
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GSA, DISA collaborate on satellite contracts
The agencies are set to join forces to procure future commercial satellite communications. The joint strategy will tackle the impending expiration of contracts set to lapse between 2011 and 2012.
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New technology tool translates Arabic broadcasts
A company has developed a Web-based platform that aggregates Arabic news television and translates the speech into English-language text.
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Obama picks Ferriero to head NARA
President Barack Obama plans to nominate David Ferriero to head the National Archives and Records Administration.
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10 dot-gov sites that get it right
Government Computer News names the top government Web sites that best embrace Web. 2.0 practices.
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GAO: Details needed on electronic records system
The National Archives and Records Administration's spending plan for its Electronic Records Archive system needs important details, GAO has found.
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Satisfaction plateaus for government Web sites
Users of government Web sites report no greater satisfaction with these sites than they did four months ago, according to a recent survey.
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