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Web 2.0 can recruit new workforce
The next generation of federal employees will be looking for a government presence in social media, and the government will suffer if it is not there.
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NTIA wants volunteers to review broadband grants
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration wants volunteers to review applications for $4.7 billion in grants for broadband expansion.
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GSA announces list of Networx agency telecom awards
The General Services Administration has released a list of 86 federal agencies that have awarded contracts to telecom providers through the Networx contract.
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Bill would give VA's IT programs $767.6 million more
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would provide hundreds of millions more for the Veterans Affairs Department's information technology programs -- but some strings are attached.
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FEMA plans consolidation of IT support contracts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will consolidate the ways it contracts for systems engineering support and technical assistance.
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Military seeks to marry communications, collaboration networks
The lessons of VOIP are helping expand and combine rich communications and collaboration on military networks.
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Virtualization: Organizations getting better at disaster recovery
A Symantec survey reveals the "rising [disaster recovery] pressures on organizations caused by soaring downtime costs and more stringent IT service-level requirements to mitigate risk to the business."
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Recommendations for reducing government secrecy roll in
The Public Interest Declassification Board continues to gather suggestions from the public on how the Obama administration can improve government policy for classifying data.
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U.K. mulls handing off national health records to Microsoft, Google
A reported plan for turning over government health records to Microsoft and Google is the subject of debate in the U.K.
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SSA to monitor social media sites
The Social Security Administration wants to monitor what the public says about the agency on social media Web sites.
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Agencies seek cloud computing services on Networx
More federal agencies want the greater security and sophisticated technology the huge telecom program provides.
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Justice tech a big winner in Senate spending bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee's plan to fund the Justice Department in fiscal 2010 includes more money for some large IT programs.
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Virtualization: A desktop savings plan
Desktop virtualization aims to lower the costs and increase the security of desktop computers, but agencies must determine which approach — or combination of methods — best suits their needs.
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Virtualization: A guide to the latest lessons learned
Recent studies highlight the evolving role of virtualization and the troubles that agencies might encounter.
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Census successfully uses handhelds to verify addresses
The Census Bureau finished the first phase of the 2010 decennial census ahead of schedule in part because new handheld computers performed well despite earlier problems.
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How DHS cut costs: Software recycling, contract consolidation
DHS has cited savings from recycling software, consolidating contracts and pursuing other cost-cutting measures.
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Social media: Threat or revolution?
In this era of social media and online social networks, the old phrase “loose lips sink ships” has become outdated — the new game in town is transparency.
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