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Group advocates federal knowledge management program
The Federal Knowledge Management Initiative Committee wants a centralized resource created for agencies to help them develop knowledge management efforts.
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Obama tries YouTube alternative
While negotiations continue with Google, the Obama administration experiments with other video systems.
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Twitter, blogs and other Web 2.0 tools revolutionize government business
Here is a sampling of how Web 2.0 has changed the way some government managers take care of business.
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GAO: Census technology needs more testing
Individual technology systems and their ability to integrate need to be tested before the 2010 census, government auditors say.
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Cartwright: Military must use IT to be more adaptable
To fight constantly evolving enemies, U.S. forces must be faster at deploying IT systems to warfighters, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Navy considers Web 2.0 tools
The Navy will likely deploy its own versions of social media technologies such as Facebook and Wikipedia for use on internal networks, Navy Department CIO Robert Carey said.
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GSA close to agreement with YouTube
Negotiations between GSA and several social media sites have focused on terms-of-service agreements.
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Reports: Information leaked about Marine One
Employee behavior is one of the biggest security threats to organizations, experts say, after sensitive information was leaked about President Barack Obama's helicopter.
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Administration asks for $20.5 billion increase for defense
The Defense Department’s acquisition process will be reformed under the White House’s proposed budget.
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NIST creates cloud-computing team
The team will identify possible risks to federal agencies that use the emerging technology and determine how to make it secure, a NIST official said.
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Former official: Census handhelds could save millions
Using handheld devices in the 2010 census will be limited, but devices are likely to be used heavily for the 2020 population count, former Census Bureau director also says.
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Obama names online staff
4 White House appointees will form the nucleus of the Obama administration’s online team.
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USA.gov will move to cloud computing
A contractor will provide hosting, storage and disaster recovery services for GSA’s Web portals.
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DOD ceases separate testing of IPv6 products
Now all voice, video and data IPv6 products undergo a standard evaluation that can lead to being certified for DOD use.
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Turf buster: Enterprise architecture does the trick
The broad, interagency view provided by enterprise architecture led to the creation of Recreation.gov.
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Agencies should evaluate contractors for security readiness
A recent breach at USAJobs.com provoked a debate on the wisdom of outsourcing services, especially considering the potential for identity theft using stolen job-seeker data.
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Survey to check attitudes on privacy, services
GSA is looking for a contractor to conduct online surveys to find out how people want to receive information about the federal government.
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White House issues guidance on stimulus bucks
Memo provides guidance to federal agencies on how to carry out the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Upgraded site offers information on research projects
An Energy Department site has added projects from the Defense Department, NASA and the Transportation Research Board to its federal R&D project summaries portal.
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NASA wins Twitter award
Updates about the Mars Phoenix Lander mission won NASA a prize in the science category of the Shorty Awards.
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