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20 things in 20 years that changed government IT

Read about Raines' rules and other flashpoints in FCW's first 20 years.

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6 technologies that reshaped government

In FCW’s first two decades, innovations paved the way for better information sharing.

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Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: The reasons for business continuity

How to justify spending on upgrades to support business continuity.

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DOT considers shutting down GPS backup system

The department is seeking public comment on whether to shut down the long-range radio navigation system or to deploy a fully enhanced version.

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ADC expands federal sales program

The manufacturer of network infrastructure products and supplier to federal agencies brings Rich Towers and Rich Kent on board.

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Strong IT management eludes FEMA: IG

Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency improved its computer systems in 2006, the agency still has no strategic plan for long-term IT investments, according to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard Skinner.<@SM>

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OMB establishes draft metrics for financial services

OMB released an exposure draft of 10 metrics to assess financial services across government as part of the Financial Management Line of Business.

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$42M Justice Department BPA goes to GTSI

DOJ's Management Division awarded the three-year blanket purchase agreement as part of the department's efforts to standardize its IT infrastructure.

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USDA agency mulls AS/400 consolidation

The Farm Service Agency's 2,000 AS/400 systems run applications that have been around since 1984.

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Pact aims to spark real-time 2-D/3-D Web visualization

A memorandum of understanding signed by the Open Geospatial Consortium and the Web3D Consortium allows them to collaborate on the 3-D graphics environment.

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Los Alamos taps Panasas storage for supercomputer

The Roadrunner platform, when completed, aims to run at a sustained performance level of 1 petaflop.

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IDC: Market analysts might have overestimated IPv6 spending

Beware of unrealistic spending numbers, Government Insights Research Director Shawn McCarthy cautions IPv6 vendors.

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IAC announces 2007 leaders of Shared Interest Groups

The nine SIGs and their new leaders will maintain their current goals and objectives, IAC said in a statement.

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GSA revenues fall, FAS misses several 2006 goals

The agency's governmentwide acquisition contract task orders totaled $2.4 billion in fiscal 2006, down $1 billion from a year ago.

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USPS extends contract to HP

Under the IDIQ contract, HP will deliver hardware, software and services to upgrade the U.S. Postal Service’s distributed computing systems.

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GSA to host second Networx summit

The two-day event in January will provide information and opportunities to ask questions about moving from FTS 2001 to the upcoming Networx contract.

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Windows fortified

Vista, Microsoft’s new operating system, offers users stronger security, better performance than earlier versions.

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Military, agencies to phish their workers

The government-sanctioned attacks will test how well federal workers know their agency's e-mail security policies.

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Thumb drives are too often the victims of convenience

USB flash drives can be a data security nightmare. Here are some ways to fix the problem.

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Budget squeeze, SBInet award highlight 2006

Iraq war costs take toll on agency spending.