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WikiLeaks could be thwarted by new State Dept. system
The State Department has replaced the kinds of diplomatic cables that were leaked to WikiLeaks with a new, more secure collaborative system, reports Government Computer News.
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Government call centers ring true to customers
Overall satisfaction rates with government call centers has risen in the past year and are slowly closing in on private-sector rates.
Digital Government
DARPA wants 'pre-crime' technology
If there's an algortihm out there that can analyze data to identify troubled soldiers, DARPA wants it.
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How to stop Facebook friends from tracking you
Facebook's new Places feature allows others to tag your locations, and Facebook has turned it on by default. Here's how to turn it off.
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10 gov Web apps that get results
These 10 great agency Web applications combine innovative ideas with new media to produce effective civic engagement.
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How big is the oil spill? See how far it would stretch in your hometown
Just how far does the spill from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig really go? It's easy to lose sight of the scale of the millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, but what if the source of the gusher were in your hometown?
Digital Government
What makes a Web site -- form or function?
A list of the 12 worst government Web sites criticized those sites mostly for their design. Readers say content and functionality are better criteria.
Digital Government
Supercomputer tapped for 3D models of oil spill
The National Science Foundation has made an emergency allocation of 1 million compute-hours on a supercomputer used at the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas to create 3-D models of the spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Digital Government
Spreading the word on the oil spill
As oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill spreads toward the Gulf Coast, agencies spread the word on environmental and health concerns, along with updates on the government's response.
Digital Government
In defense of PowerPoint
After Pentagon leaders criticize the use of PowerPoint presentations, readers come to the software's defense, laying the blame for bad presentations at the users' feet.
Digital Government
White House contributes to open-source project
Whitehouse.gov has released the code for four open-source modules, adding to the ongoing Drupal project.
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iPhone overcoming IT security skepticism
Apple's iPhone is winning over enterprise security skeptics and is now becoming a viable option to Research in Motion's BlackBerrys and Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets.
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Twitter offers Iranian protestors outlet to the world
The disputes in Iran over Twitter underscore the growing importance of social media sites and the extent to which the United States and other governments are paying attention to them.
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Technology briefs
NIST releases revised crypto standard; Hands-free recharging; Fading Windows?
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HHS moves to consolidate HR processes
The Health and Human Services Department has embarked on a program to aggregate human resources data from its 40 physical locations into a single system.<@SM>
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Spring forward, plan ahead
How severely will the change in daylight-saving time affect IT systems? Worse than you might think, according to one observer.<@SM><@SM><@SM><@SM>
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System chiefs run for daylight
Change management is key to making sure applications will be able to spring forward
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Best practices, better performance
Infrastructure library helps you clear hurdles of IT management.
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Oracle vendor purchase may boost agency strategic smarts
Oracle’s planned purchase of Hyperion may result in software that allows government customers to more easily merge their strategic plans with their operational data.<@SM>
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