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NASA wins two awards for sites
NASA’s primary Web site won a People’s Voice award, and the Cassini mission site was named best science site.
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Budget boosts spending on Defense communications
Pentagon scales back Future Combat and Tactical Satellite systems.
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Stimulus money site pressed for time
The Recovery.gov Web site for tracking economic stimulus law funds is racing to meet an October deadline, official says.
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Does RFID present privacy risks?
Some privacy advocates are concerned that thieves could steal information from RFID-enabled credentials, but others say the fears are overblown.
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HHS uses widgets and live blogging
A new report by the Health and Human Services Department highlights its uses of widgets and other tools to improve transparency and service.
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Obama administration joins Facebook
The Obama administration's feeds on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are part of an effort to make information available through a variety of online media.
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GAO auditors echo concerns about Grants.gov
Grants.gov is being overwhelmed by applications for economic stimulus funding and applicants are confused about what to do, a new GAO report states.
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Risks bedevil new technologies
Technological advances can bring significant improvements in the way we do our jobs, manage information and collaborate with others, but be careful: Almost every step forward comes with a new set of risks.
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Official: Collaboration is key to successful government
White House official Beth Noveck says the collaborative model used for open-source software should be adopted by the federal government.
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Science site sees training potential
Education and outreach have been the motivation behind SciLands.org, a virtual community in Second Life dedicated to science and technology, whose members include NASA and NOAA, among others.
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Federal Consortium: Something for everyone
The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds is looking to address basic challenges with virtual world technology.
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Virtual training has risks
Second Life and similar virtual environments have a share of dangers for the unwary agency.
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Virtual learning gets second wind from Second Life
Despite resistance, some agencies are finding fruitful uses for virtual worlds.
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Cloud computing could help agencies track stimulus funds
Contractors say advantages include lower cost, quick deployment, compatibility and better reporting, but security should be checked out before diving in.
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GSA signs agreements with Web 2.0 providers
Several terms of service agreements reached with new media providers clear the way for federal agencies to use the social networking services.
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DISA seeks input on the GIG's architecture
The agency wants help from industry in defining the acquisition strategy for the Global Information Grid’s network management architecture.
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Postal Service software wins award
The optimization software allows the service to accept multiple bids from contractors and then pick the best deal.
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Recovery board begins online dialogue with IT vendors
The panel overseeing the economic stimulus law debuted a new Web site today to invite ideas from IT vendors, experts and consumers.
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Firm provides swine flu updates to agencies
A private firm is providing updates on the swine flu outbreak in Mexico to U.S. health agencies and the public.
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