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Companies of all sizes find they need protection from cyber attacks.
May 23, 2011 -
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Camber Corporation has purchased federal EADS North America Defense Security and Systems Solutions.
May 20, 2011 -
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Your agency invests a lot of money in IT, so it\'s no surprise you want the best out of it.
May 20, 2011 -
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Josh Gottheimer is a Senior Counselor at the Office of the Chairman at the Federal Communications Commission. He explains how this public-private partnership will work.
May 20, 2011 -
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Northrop Grumman has agreed to spend $4.7 million as a result of a massive computer failure that cut off some Virginia state services for days last year.
May 20, 2011 -
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If you have a good idea for INSA, you could be invited to present your proposal in front of a panel of 75 technologists and scientists. We learn more about how to become the Next Intelligence Innovation Idol from Ellen McCarthy, President of INSA.
May 20, 2011 -
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Smart Power implies the synchronization and integration of multiple government organizations to secure our national interests around the world. We get details from Booz Allen\'s Jon Allen and Cheryl Steele.
May 20, 2011 -
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The agency is extending the FTS2001 bridge contract with four vendors for at least another six months. Most of the largest agencies have not fully transitioned to the telecommunications. GSA is readying several other contracts including for HSPD-12 services and strategic sourcing for wireless services.
May 20, 2011 -
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In your cybersecurity update, think twice before trusting the calendar or address book on your smart phone.
May 19, 2011 -
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is partnering with nine federal agencies for a new online initiative designed to boost digital literacy among Americans. The new DigitalLiteracy.gov is designed to centralize resources for teaching computer and Internet skills, so they can be easily deployed to public libraries and other learning sites across the country. NTIA says the target audience is the 28 percent of Americans who currently don\'t use the internet at all.
May 19, 2011 -
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The Department of Agriculture is trying to shine a spotlight on what it calls \"food deserts\" -- low income neighborhoods with poor access to nutritious food. USDA\'s Economic Research Service developed a Food Desert Locator, a web-based mapping tool that shows food deserts across the U.S., and shows population characteristics in those census tracts. The Department says it wants to help policymakers and researchers expand access to fresh and healthy food in the 6500 deserts across the country.
May 19, 2011 -
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A new mobile app lets smartphone users instantly check to see whether any product on a store shelf has been recalled, and why. The new recalls.gov app lets users scan a product\'s UPC code with their phone\'s camera, then searches government databases to see if it\'s been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Food and Drug Administration or the Department of Agriculture. It\'s one of 18 new mobile government apps the General Services Administration is making available as part of the redesign of the USA.gov website.
May 19, 2011 -
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The Labor Department is out with its very first smartphone app. It\'s designed to let anyone track the hours they work and the wages due to them. The idea, according to Labor is to let employees keep their own records, so they don\'t have to rely on their employers\' systems. The department says that information can prove invaluable when it comes to disputes filed with the Labor Department\'s Wage and Hour Division. For now, the app is for iPhone only, but Labor says they\'re exploring other devices.
May 19, 2011
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