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IPv6: Flying under the radar
Moving to a new generation of IP networking protocols is not yet a top priority for many feds, according to a Federal Computer Week survey.
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How many copies do you need?
Data deduplication wipes redundant data so you can reclaim storage and backup time.
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Wilsker: Work by any other name
Increasingly, organizations think of telework as part of their strategy for letting employees be mobile.
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GSA to name Schobert as ITS CTO
Fred Schobert also will be the director of the IPv6 transformation effort.
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DARPA seeks innovations in network monitoring
The agency’s Strategic Technology Office has created the Scalable Network Monitoring program to develop new approaches to network monitoring that can be applied regardless of a network’s size.
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OPM details plans to revamp financial systems
To modernize its systems, OPM will need systems implementation, application hosting services and software through a single acquisition process that will result in one contract.
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FCC helps Google's open-access bid
The commission ruled that consumers will be able to use whatever phone and software they want on networks that use a portion of the spectrum to be auctioned.
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Agencies can test Windows configuration using virtual machines
OMB has released the machines so agencies can install their own software within the virtual version of Windows to check and correct incompatibilities.
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Blade PCs get a new edge
Virtualization and other tricks help make the case for a data center approach to PCs.
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Lawmakers extend oversight to P2P
Federal employees unknowingly expose sensitive data via peer-to-peer networks.
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Save costs by knowing your data
Classification tools help storage managers gain efficiency and find stored files faster.
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DHS to update 20-year-old immigration system
The department is seeking project management support services for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division's Office of Detention and Removal.
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Technology briefs
NIST releases revised crypto standard; Hands-free recharging; Fading Windows?
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Will WiMax save the day?
In theory, WiMax can blanket a city with affordable and fast wireless data service, but how often that will happen remains to be seen.
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Software that stops data breaches
Content monitoring prevents data leaks that let sensitive information leave the premises.
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Windows configs late, but coming
Delays could mean agencies won’t have secure baseline installed by OMB deadline.
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Fervor over formats cools for now
Massachusetts says yes to at least two nonproprietary document formats.
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Doan: Networx means change
The new telecommunications contracts will have a far-reaching effect on agencies’ missions.
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