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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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DHS’ travel program certification draws fire
Members of Congress worry that the Homeland Security Department rushed to install a system that does not meet their intentions.
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No exit
Trouble fielding a system to track foreign visitors' departures illustrates the complicated policy picture homeland security has become.
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Letter: Information security effort same as previous efforts
A reader writes to say plans to publish the most effective protections against the vulnerabilities most often exploited in cyberattacks is not new.
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Local technology czar could be headed to Obama administration
Emphasis on portfolio management and transparency has helped the D.C. official make the most of the city's IT budget.
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DOD hopes to improve interoperability by limiting frequencies
Officials hope fewer waveforms will remove some barriers to communications.
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NSA's smart phone could become government issue
Award-winning device looks like commercial PDAs, but provides access to classified and unclassified networks, and operates on worldwide mobile networks.
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Pentagon awards IT managers for security, integration
Awards given to teams and individuals for fighting off cyberattacks and for enhancing information sharing.
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Painting the town green
Agencies find creative ways to make their IT operations more environmentally friendly.
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IRS strengthens IT security, auditors say
The service has taken steps to conduct certification and accreditation more efficiently, a report concludes.
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