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The new public-safety language
The National Information Exchange Model provides a rallying point for government and industry to coordinate homeland security efforts.
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ITIL given a government spin
A new version of the popular IT self-help series offers advice tailored to the interests of the public-sector.
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Survey: CISOs worried about mobile data security
Chief security officers say many teleworkers do not have adequate data security training or technology, according to a survey by the Telework Exchange.
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Defense unions optimistic about pay system
Despite the odds, opponents of NSPS say they will seek a remedy in the Supreme Court.
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Circuit: CDC buys plot in Web 2.0 world
CDC has purchased an island in the virtual world of Second Life.
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Is IT security getting short shrift?
Concerned former DOD officials call for greater use of cybersecurity metrics.
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CFOs: Use more financial data
Program managers could use the data to help them make better decisions.
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Military can't buy IT fast enough
Top military leaders blame bureaucracy and acquisition rules geared to weapons systems.
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Letters: Much ado about government pay
Readers sound off on the General Schedule pay system, pay-for-performance and poor management.
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NASA needs boomer expertise
Brain drain could mean a serious setback for the agency’s next trip to the moon.
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Military brass: Acquisition rules can't keep up with IT needs
FAR rules make it difficult to keep networks evolving to meet emerging needs, according to generals at the LandWarNet conference.
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Army CIO's new 500-day plan mirrors old one
The vision, mission and six strategic goals remain unchanged, but the new plan lays out a series of 20 new or updated objectives.
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EPA CIO wants better search capabilities
The growing number of agency documents that are converted into digital formats and dumped online is the source of the problem, Molly O'Neill said.
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Air Force seeks new ideas for support missions
It wants technologies that could offset limitations such as force reductions and budget shortfalls.
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DOD, intell community to collaborate on network access control
They are preparing a memo to formalize collaboration on an authentication mechanism named attribute-based access control, a DOD official said.
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