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NewsGAO smacks down GSA requirement for data center location
A federal cloud computing solicitation can't restrict the global location of data centers absent a legitimate government need--which the General Services Administration failed to do when it issued a Read more...
Report: Muslim extremist terrorist groups find Western converts with social media
Although diminished, al Qaeda and its ideological adherents are finding converts in the West thanks to deft use of the Internet and social media, says a new report from the Center for Strategic and Read more...
Rand: DNA not viable as access control biometric
DNA is not viable as an identity verification biometric, says a June research paper from Rand Corp. Even as the Defense Department must keep track of a large and ever-growing number of people, writes Read more...
Input: Where to find the money
The ink is not yet dry on President Obama's 2010 budget, and Congress has not approved it. But a preliminary analysis by Input, the IT think tank, finds there are plenty of winners. The chief winner Read more...
Centralized database in the works for wartime contracts
It's never easy to keep track of supplies or any building project in a war zone. Now the U.S. government is hoping to improve its oversight of contractors working in Iraq and Afghanistan with a Read more...
| Press ReleasesLegion Disappointed over Pipeline RejectionKeystone XL would provide needed jobs for vets INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the unemployment rate among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan exceeding 13 percent, the head of the nation’s largest Read more >> Statement by UANI on Iran’s Terrorist Plot Against the U.S.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) released the following statement following reports that the U.S. has disrupted a major terrorist plot by Iran to attack U.S. targets. Read more >> Ron Paul Campaign Issues Statement on Obama Afghanistan Speech“This move is too little, too late.” LAKE JACKSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The campaign of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul issued a statement remarking on President Obama’s speech Read more >> |
