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New NASA site orbits around manned space flight
A new NASA Web site is designed to let the public participate in reviewing the future of manned space flight.
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GAO: Avoid fragmented broadband policies
The FCC should work with other federal agencies to avoid a fragmented approach on national broadband policies, a new report states.
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NARA names FOIA overseer
The National Archives and Records Administration has appointed Miriam Nisbet as the first director of the Office of Government Information Services.
Cybersecurity
Vinton Cerf: Outer space could be next frontier for cybersecurity
Google executive Vinton Cerf has been working with NASA on project to transmit data between spacecraft.
Cybersecurity
Cell phones, other wireless devices next big cybersecurity targets
Mobile computing products are the source of a "coming tsunami of insecurity" as hackers develop ways to exploit the airwaves and their applications, security expert says.
Modernization
DHS launches second test of biometric exit processes
Officials are determining whether Customs and Border agents or airport screeners are better positioned to collect information from visitors leaving the country.
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Utah goes Web 2.0
Utah has redesigned the official state Web site to include Web 2.0 tools and a section with government transparency features.
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Two biometric systems being tested
The Homeland Security Department has started testing two ways in which government officials, not airlines, could collect biometrics from non-U.S. air travelers as they leave the country.
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Legal marijuana? Whistle-blower protection? It's all about open government.
Thousands of comments on the Open Government Dialogue Web site offer an array of ideas -- some more serious than others.
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Health IT needs more functionality, CIO says
Theresa Cullen, CIO of the Indian Health Service, said health IT leaders should create more functionality in their systems, including the ability to track diseases without current lag times.
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Power IT Down Day encourages government, industry to unplug
Microsoft Corp. will join Citrix, Hewlett-Packard and Intel to encourage government and industry to be responsible with energy consumption on the second annual Power IT Down Day.
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Lisagor: Hybrid networks promise better performance
One predicted trend for the next year is the rise of hybrid topologies/infrastructures, in which an agency might have a combination of internal servers for the more meat-and-potato functions, coupled with an external system such as Amazon’s S3 to “cloud burst,” or take up the slack, for files that are really popular.
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Report provides open government suggestions
A report by the National Academy of Public Administration looks at suggestions on how the federal government can be more transparent.
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Agencies adapt FOIA ops to new requirements
Agencies are using various automated systems to reduce administrative costs and comply with new rules for responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.
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