Digital Government
State Department likes green IT, but not yet sure how much
Difficulties arise as department moves toward green information technology practices.
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Fighting Crime From Your Bed
Looking to help deter shoplifting right from your very own house? Now some people can.
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How Many CIOs Does It Take . . .
You would think with three chief information officers in a room, there would not be technology problems for a presentation. Yet, at a morning panel, "Green IT Strategies" at the Greengov symposium at George Washington University, the question was how many does it take to get their PowerPoint slides displayed. The answer? Greater than three.
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CIOs Not Into CyberScope
Although use of CyberScope, a mandatory new system for reporting on information security in federal agencies, is required by November 15, fewer than one in five federal information technology chiefs have tried using the program.
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Canada Launches Apps Contest
Canada's capital city plans to hold a contest for citizens to think up government services. But first someone should make sure the competition's website works.
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Google's Street View of Penguins
Watch out penguins. After <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/09/backlash_in_europe_over_google_street_view.php>raising privacy concerns</a> in Europe, Google Street View has arrived in Antarctica.
Digital Government
Kaiser Donates Doctor-Talk Tool
Kaiser Permanente announced Wednesday that it is donating a translation-enabling technology to the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organization.
Digital Government
Former Defense social media expert says don't resist
How the Pentagon came around to welcome the new technologies and encourage troops to use them.
Digital Government
Fed Lawyer: I was Fired for Blog
A federal attorney said he was fired two weeks after he began writing the blog <a href=http://agcwhistleblower.wordpress.com/author/reglawyer>FAA Lawyer Whistleblower</a> out of frustration when attempts to alert Federal Aviation Administration officials about safety problems were rebuffed.
Digital Government
New Tool Helps Feds Plan Travel
For traveling federal employees, the question usually is how much can I spend on my hotel and what is there to do in the area. Well now there is an app that tries to provide answers.
Modernization
Transportation, industry look for ways to stop distracted driving
Government and companies disagree on the best policies to curb the use of digital devices while in automobiles.
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Europe to Google: Not in My Front Yard
Another European country has blocked <a href=http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/>Google Street View</a> from taking pictures in their country, as some Europeans fight the program that provides panoramic views of locations from the street level.
Digital Government
DOD's Biggest Cyber Challenge?
For the Defense Department's Cyber Command, looking for qualified cybersecurity employees is the easy part. Finding them is turning out to be a difficult prospect.
Digital Government
The future of FAA's NextGen depends on how it will deliver economically
Airlines, airports and pilots will weigh whether or not they use the new air traffic control system after considering if the benfits of the new network outweigh the cost of technology they must purchase.
Digital Government
Senator, first responders lay claim to open spectrum
Public safety officials say they need more so they can communicate without using multiple devices.
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Drupal Finds More Converts
The Federal Communications Commission plans to rebuild its <a href=http://fcc.gov/>website</a> using Drupal, an open source content management platform, Steven VanRoekel, managing director of the agency, said in a <a href=http://reboot.fcc.gov/blog?entryId=784078>blog post</a> on Wednesday.
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Turbulence Ahead for FAA's NextGen
The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledges there is still a lot of work to do on its ambitious $20 billion program to replace the nation's aging radar-based air traffic control system with a satellite-based network by 2020.
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Verizon Nabs HHS Networx Contract
The Health and Human Services Department awarded Verizon Business, a Verizon Communications unit, a $169 million contract to manage and secure Internet protocol and data networks.
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For HHS, the Eye is on the Prize
For the Health and Human Services Department, Health IT is all about knowing the end result.
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Porn Still a Fed Problem
It seems that viewing pornography is still a problem for some of those among the Federal ranks.
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