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196 federal data centers to be shuttered in fiscal 2013
The federal government plans to close 196 data centers in fiscal 2013 according to newly-released figures posted May 11 to data.gov .
Federal CIO pay report
As private-sector executives eagerly await bonus season, the debate has once again arisen around contractor and public-sector pay. But as organizations--such as the Project on Government Oversight,
Federal employees warned away from Wikileaks
A number of federal agencies have blocked access to Wikileaks from government computers, referencing a policy requiring the protection of classified information, apparently valid even while the rest
FierceGovernmentIT FOIAs OMB TechStat meeting info
When earlier this year Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra began touting a series of Office of Management and Budget-led reviews of agency technology programs dubbed "TechStat," we were
Education Dept. likely won't set up a website for info on private student loans
Although students in the market for a private education loan lack a centralized way to compare lender offers, the Education Department probably shouldn't create a web tool for doing so, says the
Making it easier to get federal student aid
The Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service are trying to make it easier for college students to apply for federal student aid online. This month, the Education Department will begin
It's a challenge to make Gov 2.0 accessible to disabled
As the government uses the web to place more information online and increase transparency, it also has an obligation to ensure accessibility to the disabled under the federal law known as Section
CSC wins contract for Education's online library
Libraries aren't what they used to be. They are no longer repositories of books and catalogs of index cards to tell you what shelf to find them on. Instead, libraries are digital, and it takes money
IG: Energy's classified info network makes a big mistake
The National Nuclear Security Administration spent $150 million to develop a project to improve cybersecurity but it failed, the Energy Department's Inspector General said on Monday. The report,
