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Reluctant managers resist telework
Telework proponents urge better training programs and funding
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Alliance: DHS will miss Pass card deadline
The Smart Card Alliance says the department cannot finish testing ID cards with RFID tags in time for them to be an alternative to passports by next summer.
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Thompson: Setting the standard
OMB’s secure desktop configuration mandate is a good first step toward improved security
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FCC gets wired for disaster response
Agency launches Web database to report communications infrastructure damage
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Alliant protests won’t stop GSA
The General Services Administration is stuck at the starting gate with its latest major information technology contract, Alliant. Seven companies have filed eight protests against the contract’s award, and GSA must await a Government Accountability Office decision.
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Colorado shuts down registration system because of unreliable data
The cost of inconsistent data is becoming clear for some states.Colorado halted its use of a new $13 million vehicle registration software program earlier this year because of data reliability problems.
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Data organization and validation strategies
Creating standard data architectures is especially difficult for state and local governments that have been collecting information in various forms for decades or in some cases, even centuries, said Vivek Kundra, chief technology officer of the District of Columbia.
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Dirty data is no longer a little secret
Kentucky’s large-scale approach should make information more reliable and easier to share
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FCC aims to improve disaster communications
The agency has redesigned an online database that lets communications companies such as wireless, broadcast and cable providers update infrastructure data during a crisis.
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Transportation wants to share more services with FAA
Server virtualization, for example, could enable DOT and FAA to use each other as backup for continuity of operations instead of having individual COOP sites.
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20 years of marvels and missteps
Come along for Federal Computer Week's guided information technology tour.
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Crisis leaders are a special breed
Harvard researchers develop yardstick to predict decision-making abilities.
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Virtual servers, real threats
Agencies face new security management challenges when they adopt server virtualization.
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Let software perform guard duty
Think of network access control as the sentry that keeps unsafe computers off your network.
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Security is telework's weakest link
Lawmakers and federal officials focus on raising teleworkers' security awareness.
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FBI CIO: Culture inhibits info sharing
Zalmai Azmi said the intelligence community isn't used to the concept of sharing information and therefore worries about security and leaks.
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Kolcun: Software 2.0
Microsoft and others can no longer dictate how organizations will use their software.
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