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Apple backs up iPad's battery -- for a price
Apple has a program to give users refurbished iPads when the batteries fail.
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With all-in-one PCs, one size doesn't fit all
The GCN Lab reviews five desktop systems where everything is bundled together -- for better or worse.
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National broadband plan promotes health IT, telemedicine
The Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Plan includes health information technology and telemedicine.
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HHS awards $162M for health data exchanges
The Health and Human Services Department has announced the final group of states that will get economic stimulus law money for statewide health information exchanges.
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White House press team is all a-Twitter
Forget press releases. The Obama administration is getting its message out at a rate of 140 characters at a time.
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Senate bill would cap number of executive branch appointees
Sens. Russ Feingold and John McCain reintroduce legislation they say would cut spending and shrink bureaucracy by reducing the number of executive branch appointees.
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A new way to think about favoritism in the workplace
Cartoonist John Klossner suggests that everyone just admit that favoritism exists -- and to acknowledge that not all favoritism is bad.
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How to waste time and talent through acquisition training
Readers respond to blogger Steve Kelman's suggestion that the federal government take a hard look at the content of its acquisition training programs.
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Panel says DOD needs 'significant improvement' in managing the acquisition process
DOD's antiquated acquisition system and policies present major problems in fulfilling mission needs and contribute to government cost overruns.
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VA to save $37M through cutbacks in replacement scheduling program
The Veterans Affairs Department expects to generate $37 million in savings by cancelling portions of its Replacement Schedulinig Application Development program.
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White House memo: Public contests can drive innovation
The Obama administration plans to provide agencies with a Web platform for conducting public challenges.
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GSA loses senior official to retirement
A top GSA official plans the next phase of his professional life.
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US clears way for social media to reach human rights activists
An amendment issued by the Treasury Department makes it legal to export Web technologies--such as instant messaging, chat and e-mail, and social networking--to Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
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Census allows little time to build networks for temporary offices
Computer networks had to be installed at more than 500 temporary Census offices across the country for the 2010 count.
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People on the move, events in the news
The General Services Administration has picked three new regional administrators.
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Writing to be heard—and understood—on the Web
The Web could force the federal government to finally shed its legacy of lousy writing.
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Tackle problems, not mandates, with collaboration
Agencies succeed not when they comply with directives but when they solve problems, writes NAPA's Lena Trudeau.
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Why technology is not enough
A recent study found that organizations get the most out of technology when they also adopt new management practices, Steve Kelman writes.
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