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Networx on the brink of transforming federal telecom
With the Networx deadline looming, Verizon Federal's Susan Zeleniak offers her views on how the contract is progressing and its ability to transform government operations.
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Officials back public/private partnerships
Government and industry officials today said ongoing partnerships between the public and private sectors are key to information sharing between them.
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DHS plans enhanced interoperability standard
DHS is preparing to release this summer an enhanced version of its standard for bridging disparate radio systems, an official said at the GovSec conference today.
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GAO will review state plans for stimulus cash
Federal auditors will check how state governments plan to spend their money from the new economic stimulus law, an official said.
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Army database may have been breached
Soldiers registered for the Operation Tribute to Freedom program may have had personal information exposed, the service says.
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Napolitano backs fusion centers
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the centers play an important role in her department's information-sharing efforts.
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Official: Federal Web 2.0 tools should evolve
Evaluating ideas in the same place where collaboration happens could lead to better information getting to the people who need it faster, said Chris Rasmussen of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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Recommended reading: Effective e-mail, Conflicker and cloud computing
Here is a round up of some good reads from around the Web this week.
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OMB: Stimulus grant applications may overwhelm portal
Grants.gov is already struggling to keep up with the increase in demand, and agencies must find other methods for accepting economic recovery grant applications and submit plans to OMB by March 13.
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DHS getting better at communications, state officials say
State homeland security directors say communications with the Homeland Security Department have improved, according to a new survey.
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Intellipedia becomes more user-friendly
A new interface now makes it easier to collaborate and edit content on the intelligence community’s wiki.
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SBInet system could get UAVs
DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.
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IG: Transportation has hands full tracking stimulus funds
The attention required to distribute the funds quickly while providing significant oversight will force DOT to limit its focus on transportation safety issues, Calvin Scovel told Congress.
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Official: FAA shows progress on NextGen
Aircraft equipped with ADS-B technology can now get air traffic and weather information on cockpit displays, senior official says.
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FEMA requests comments on alert standard
The agency wants comments on the new emergency alert technical standard it has proposed as part of the Common Alerting Protocol XML standard.
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Obama tries YouTube alternative
While negotiations continue with Google, the Obama administration experiments with other video systems.
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Twitter, blogs and other Web 2.0 tools revolutionize government business
Here is a sampling of how Web 2.0 has changed the way some government managers take care of business.
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