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Army reviews current, future data storage needs

The military service is assessing its data storage capacity.

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GAO disputes savings reports

Auditors find Forest Service lacked data to prove it complied with spending limits.

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Some agencies must plan for TIC initiative, officials say

Limiting government Internet connections seen creating challenges.

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Letter: Added IP addresses with IPv6 useful for security

The services available with IPv6 do not exist in IPv4, which requires additional layers of application to be written, with often unanticipated consequences and few, if any, standards.

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Home is where the work is

Federal teleworkers navigate the ins and outs of life in a home office environment.

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Government still suffers from information insecurity

Ensuring only authorized users have access to data is among the top challenges facing agencies, says GAO.

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Google's Dave Girouard on Google-ization

Google executives now want to be players in what they believe will be the next game-changing event in technology: the transition to software as a service.

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GSA ensuring offerings are IPv6-compliant

The agency sets up teams to focus on emerging technology, communications and contract portfolios.

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IPv6 in Japan

Japan is regarded as the leader in IPv6 development.

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IPv6 in France

Despite high-profile research efforts and government involvement, IPv6 observers say France, although a standout among European countries, lags behind the Asian leaders in actual deployments.

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IPv6 in Canada

Canada is moving less aggressively toward IPv6 than the United States is, according to experts.

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IPv6: How the rest of the world lives

Federal Computer Week looks at developments in three countries -- Canada, France and Japan -- representing a wide range of IPv6 development and deployment.

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The IPv6 elevator speech

FAA's Mark Powell says transition managers must be ready to deliver a short, memorable speech about IPv6.

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Most agencies still wary of SaaS

But DOD and GSA see software as a service as a way to reduce development costs.

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Housing board encrypts mobile data on smart phones

The Federal Housing Finance Board is using Trust Digital's security software to meet information security requirements.

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NIST releases a draft compliance guide for IPv6

The draft profile describes initial plans for testing whether products can integrate with other products built to NIST’s specifications.

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GSA expands Alliant awards by one

Technology contract is on hold while waiting for a federal claims court ruling

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Panel: DOD software is at risk

Military should consider financial-industry model of documentation and code checks

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Letter: What are the benefits of software as a service?

One reader writes that the number of services being offered as essential is not acceptable and may not be necessary. Yet, at the reader's agency the high purchase costs are obvious.

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2008 Watch List: Security initiatives show promise

Officials express guarded optimism as milestones for major projects converge