The Army’s use of smartphones has a high-level champion in Vice Chief of Staff Peter Chiarelli. In an interview with Nextgov, Chiarelli, an avid smartphone user, said he wanted the Army to
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In likely the most complete disclosure of the intelligence budget ever released, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence revealed the annual cost of U.S. intelligence for 2010: $53.1 billion. Federal
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A majority of Americans believe the president should have the authority to shut down parts of the Internet in the event of a coordinated cyber attack, according to a report by the
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The average time to hire a federal worker is lower than it was before, but still not low enough, the Office of Personnel Management says. OPM is set to start reviewing the
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The Army is changing the way it does green, according to a new memo from one of the Army’s top energy and environment chiefs. Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for
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The Department of Homeland Security wants to increase collaboration on its IT projects, said DHS Chief Information Officer Richard Spires, continuing an ongoing theme of agency coordination Speaking before the American Council
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Calling it an essential step in energy efficiency and cost savings for federal travel, the General Services Administration announced it would establish virtual meeting centers in federal buildings across the United States.
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National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal sought to create new standards to recognize healthcare providers who have gone above and beyond in implementing electronic medical records, according to HealthSystemCIO.com. But the
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Federal agencies are eagerly uploading data sets to the government’s online data repository, data.gov, but now they need guidance on what to send next and how to prioritize information, according to FederalNewsRadio.com.
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At a passage-of-command ceremony Oct. 22, Gen. James Amos was elevated to the post of Marine Commandant – the 35th to hold the position, and the first-ever naval aviator to assume it,
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