The government standards body is using a two-pronged approach to make its internal technology components more customer-centric, Federal News Radio reports. National Institute of Standards and Technology Chief Information Office So Del
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The Defense Department is aggressively working to consolidate and simplify its information technology networks, according to a department strategy report. The Pentagon says the report lays the foundation for how it will
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Congress has thrown a wrinkle into the federal government’s planned-consolidation of federal data centers by putting the Pentagon‘s own consolidation plans on hold. In November, the Defense Department said in a report
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In a recent survey of nearly 62,000 undergraduates at 362 colleges, students put government agencies in the ranks for top 100 ideal places to work. The survey, conducted by Universum, polled students
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The implementation of technology has recently been viewed by the government as a definite way to cut spending. In most instances, it has proven to be efficient. However, as the Department of
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In examining eight federal agencies with the highest information technology budgets, the Government Accountability Office found that none of the agencies know the size of the cyber workforce they have since there
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Information technology industry groups are saying the outcome of the supercommittee’s deal on the deficit will have no effect on federal technology spending. They think funding for replacing old hardware and software
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The Office of Personnel Management will be bringing in a new chief technology officer to handle the technical problems of USAJobs, according to a report from Federal News Radio. During a recent
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The Energy Department is using federal energy savings performance contracts to reach sustainability goals. Jake Wooley, deputy director of the department’s information technology management office, told Nextgov.com these contracts “in the past have been
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Cybersecurity is still a major worry of government IT personnel, presenting an opportunity for data protection vendors, according to two recent surveys by Cisco and MeriTalk. In the Cisco-sponsored study,  71 percent of the
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