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  • More With Less: USDA Finds Savings In Technology, Phone Plans

    More With Less: USDA Finds Savings In Technology, Phone Plans
    This is one in a regular series exploring how federal agencies are finding and implementing innovative ways to drive efficiency and cut costs. Once upon a time, farmers drove their horses and ...
    2012-05-18T14:00:00Z by Elaine S. Povich
  • Security, Cloud Key To Nuclear Security Agency's New IT Infrastructure

    Security, Cloud Key To Nuclear Security Agency's New IT Infrastructure
    Security, mobility and social networking are driving a new vision within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) that's led the department to embrace cloud computing. This fall, the ...
    2012-05-17T14:05:00Z by Dan Verton
  • Make Government And Health Data Easier To Use

    Make Government And Health Data Easier To Use
    During the recent Big Health Data Palooza Tweet Up, Todd Park, the nation's new Federal chief technology officer, tweeted: "Librarians becoming the new data liberators - check out what the NLM is ...
    2012-05-16T13:05:00Z by Brand Niemann
  • Hackers Pose Costly Future For Military Jets Warns Cartwright

    Hackers Pose Costly Future For Military Jets Warns Cartwright
    The Pentagon's most expensive program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, might prove to be as vulnerable to enemy hackers as inadequately armored Humvees were to roadside bombs, and could prove even ...
    2012-05-16T11:28:00Z by Wyatt Kash
  • 'See' Your Snail Mail: USPS Pursues Mobile, Bar Code Technologies

    'See' Your Snail Mail: USPS Pursues Mobile, Bar Code Technologies
    Technology will allow seeing snail mail from far away. The U.S. Postal Service has been busy pursuing innovative ideas and new technology to trim its growing debt, streamline unneeded services ...
    2012-05-15T16:15:00Z by Judi Hasson
  • Mobile Milestones: USDA Apps Allow Efficiency In The Field

    Mobile Milestones: USDA Apps Allow Efficiency In The Field
    This is one in a regular series on the latest innovation in mobile apps and mobile technology in the federal government. From Smokey Bear to "mobile hogs," the Department of Agriculture is moving ...
    2012-05-14T13:30:00Z by Elaine S. Povich
  • Smokey Bear Is Back

    The Forest Service is among several federal agencies making the most of mobile technology. As part of its "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires" campaign, the agency has integrated PSA videos, social media ...
    2012-05-14T13:29:00Z by Deanna Glick
  • New Group Eyes Wireless Power Ecosystem

    New Group Eyes Wireless Power Ecosystem
    You're on an important call with your agency's administrator and suddenly your phone beeps and you get that dreaded "Low Battery!" message. Or you're a warfighter with multiple items all requiring ...
    2012-05-14T08:44:00Z by Richard W. Walker
  • Clinton Sites Lessons For Pols From Wireless Industry

    Clinton Sites Lessons For Pols From Wireless Industry
    Former US president Bill Clinton speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California May 2, 2012. Innovation and collaboration can equal problem-solving. That's ...
    2012-05-11T11:32:00Z by AOL Staff
  • Rise Of Big Data Issues Spurs Industry Commission

    Rise Of Big Data Issues Spurs Industry Commission
    The explosive growth of data emerging from social media, mobile applications and other sources is creating new challenges in terms of how to harness and obtain value from it. The ...
    2012-05-07T11:17:00Z by Wyatt Kash
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