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The restructuring of the government’s technology team caused the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security to look at how those changes are working – and will…
When an employee keeps passwords on a sticky note attached to his computer screen, that could be a sign that your agency needs a better password policy.
The Navy has posted what I believe — and I stand to be corrected — but I believe is the first agency green IT policy. The memo is posted below and can be found here…
Hung up on your cell phone? Some think VoIP could be the future of telephone communication. Currently, voice-over Internet protocol is restricted by spotty Internet access and mobile carriers protecting their interests, but it has…
A recent survey says that citizens are less satisfied with federal government Web sites than they were during previous surveys. For those who do like federal Web sites, however, they are more likely to keep…
The Patent and Trademark office faces a backlog of more than a million applications. Now Congress is hashing out a bill aimed at shrinking that. It’s called the Patent Reform Act of 2009. But Professor…
I almost felt like the headline of this post should be: Did you hear what I heard? I mentioned that federal CIO Vivek Kundra spoke last week at AFCEA’s Bethesda chapter. (In fact, I’m going…
Editor’s note: I updated with a few items discussed this morning. Find the updated links at the bottom of this post. I will be moderating a panel on Monday for Bisnow on government 2.0 —…
Last weekend, President Obama used his weekend address to announce the chief performance officer and the Obama chief technology officer. This week, he was talking government reform. (BTW, reporters just love it when they find…
It didn’t happen by design, but the almost-simultaneous emergence of cloud computing and virtual worlds, like Second Life and other 3D user environments, seem to be a marriage made in heaven. This was the topic…
A big appointment for the Obama administration: It has been somewhat known but it is all but official — Frank DiGiammarino is moving to the White House. Starting next month, he will be the Deputy…
facebook — it’s one of the most popular social media applications around, but is there a role for it at work? And even in federal agencies? On the cover of Federal Computer Week this week,…
It’s called Global Information Grid 2.0, or GIG 2.0. Pentagon leaders are trying to create a single communications network complete with shared servers, applications and data. Linda Newton is Deputy Chief of Staff for Command,…
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