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Online Voting Closer Than Imagined
Casting ballots via the Internet has dramatically increased turnout overseas, and that has some dreaming about possibilities stateside
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FBI goes global on threats
Law enforcement officials continue to face challenges in the age of global interconnectedness and criminal behavior that operates without regard to national borders.
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Gathering storm
Cloud computing might be the Internet’s greatest feat yet, but will government latch on?
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New Chairman Towns is unknown commodity at House Oversight
Edolphus Towns of New York, a 26-year veteran of Congress, is the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Management, Organization and Procurement.
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Also In The News: Obama and Web 2.0
President-elect Barack Obama's embrace of Web 2.0 poses a challenge for many in government.
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Public safety group urges $15B broadband investment
The Public Safety Spectrum Trust wants the Obama administration to fund a nationwide broadband network that commercial users and first responders would share.
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Transition: Agencies prepare for the YouTube administration
Obama’s experience using the Web for campaigning and donations will transfer to more connected democracy and IT innovation, a federal official said.
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Study: People like using the Web to reach agencies
Efficient service is the most important thing to those who deal with federal agencies, study reports.
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Boards urge immediate deployment of advanced satellites
Defense science and intelligence boards warn that continued delay in awarding $16 billion contract keeps badly needed surveillance images and data from warfighters and the Navy.
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Contractors call for new agency to push cutting-edge IT
The Industry Advisory Council asks Obama transition team to create the Government Innovation Agency to serve as an incubator for new technology ideas and best practices.
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Op-ed: NARA framework distorts records management
GSA has abdicated its records-management responsibilities, leaving NARA to set policies and issue rules, columnist Timothy Sprehe writes.
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Models help warn Oregon about tsunamis
Detailed models of Oregon’s coastline could help identify tsunamis that start far from the state, NOAA says.
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DHS will use new privacy protection principles in research
The principles for implementing privacy protections will be used in all new DHS Science and Technology Directorate research projects, including those that involve data mining.
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Other tips for virtualization success
Experts offer tips for maximizing your server virtualization.
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6 tips for server virtualization
Adopters count careful planning and reconfigured storage systems among the top keys to success.
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