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DOD rethinking social-media access

Security, other concerns worry officials.

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U.S. is a model for Canada's open government efforts

Canadian officials reference projects in the United States for using Web 2.0 to achieve open government goals.

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Web 3.Oh No!

FCW cartoonist John Klossner offers some tips to help readers keep Web development straight.

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IG, Immigration disagree on transformation steps

DHS Inspector General issued five recommendations for the USCIS IT transformation plan, but agency says two are already in place.

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Web 2.0 on the rise

Market researcher comScore reports big growth in the use of social-networking tools.

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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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Managing Technology: Unplugged

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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.