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NIST celebrates cyber partnerships

New "Center of Excellence" aims to widen adoption of integrated security solutions.

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Budget shows how cyber programs are spreading

Defense and Homeland Security get the bulk of cybersecurity funding, but hundreds of millions go to other agencies.

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Could virtual meetings replace conferences in sequestration age?

A renewed sense of cost-consciousness is leading agencies to rethink travel policies.

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Cleared for takeoff: How pilot projects fast-track mobile tech

Pentagon officials are testing new technologies -- and bypassing budgetary red tape -- to learn what works best.

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Contract signals shift in intelligence agencies' cloud and big data plans

A DISA contract, more public than a recent CIA deal, reveals some of what the intell community has in mind for cloud services.

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House Intel leaders tweak CISPA to improve chances

Sponsors promise redactions and restrictions, rebut charges that measure is a 'surveillance bill.'

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Modular data centers: Weighing the pros and cons

A prefab approach to changing needs can help agencies quickly boost their IT capacity and save energy, but it's not for everyone.

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Navy makes its own cloud migration plans

Working with DISA is still an option, but the Navy's plans favor a direct relationship with commercial providers.

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Demand grows for data scientists

People who can turn big data into useful information are in high demand in the private sector; is government keeping up with the trend?

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Seeking Yodas for data analysis

A few people are especially adept at planning and using big-data strategies. Why not sprinkle them throughout the government?

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Progress and problems in hashing out government mobile baseline

s government agencies work to implement measures under the White House's digital government strategy, leaders say collaboration and learning as they go along are helping to propel progress.

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There is no mobile government without a mobile citizen

For all of the gains agencies are making with employee mobility, it is critical for agencies to keep in mind the use of mobile devices outside of the government too, writes Adobe's John Landwehr.