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National Park Service Delivers Fireworks To Viewers Around The Globe

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The National Park Service played more than host to the thousands who gathered to see the National Capital 4th of July Fireworks Celebration. It also made sure that American military personnel, their families and others stationed overseas could get a glimpse of the celebrations live via a Web-based global TV network devoted to Veterans and members of the U.S. Merchant Marine.

The live webcast gave viewers around the world a picture-perfect view from the top of the Netherlands Carillon bell tower, across the Potomac River in Arlington, Va., framing the fireworks against an iconic backdrop of the US Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 6, 2012 at 11:36 AM

Storm’s Impact On Amazon Data Center Renews Cloud Concerns

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Federal agencies and regional data center operators, including one operated by Amazon Web Services, are still taking stock of the impact of widespread power outages that began Friday night and continue to leave large swaths of greater Washington, D.C., region without electrical power. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 2, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Federal Lab, IBM Open Door To High Speed Computing For Big Data Users

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In a sign that the worlds of big data and government-owned high performance computing centers are beginning to converge, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and IBM announced that they are joining forces to help boost the competitiveness of U.S. industries in the global economy.

The announcement drew the attention and praise of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) during a Capitol Hill briefing June 27, during which Feinstein stressed the growing importance of high performance computing and data analytics in the U.S. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 28, 2012 at 4:02 PM

New Energy CIO Stresses Need For Stronger Cyber Response

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In one of his first public appearances since being officially named CIO at the Department of Energy, Robert Brese called for greater efforts to develop a skilled cybersecurity workforce, and stressed the importance of responding to cyber threats, not merely being prepared to prevent and recover from them.

In a series of wide-ranging remarks on the state of cybersecurity in the federal government, Brese highlighted six factors shaping the evolution of federal cybersecurity policy, but concluded that despite many challenges, the federal government is “doing a better job than a majority of the private sector” in defending its networks. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 26, 2012 at 8:11 AM

EPA Prepares For Rapid Email System Overhaul

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Environmental Protection Agency Chief information Officer Malcolm Jackson has embarked on a six-month, rapid-deployment plan to contract and implement a new email and collaboration platform to help improve work processes for EPA employees.

“We’re ripping the Band-aid off,” declared Jackson, acknowledging the initiative “is aggressive; it’s really aggressive.” Keep reading →

 /  Published June 25, 2012 at 5:43 PM

VanRoekel Promotes Early Progress Of Government’s Digital Strategy

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The federal government’s chief information officer, Steven VanRoekel, said his office, the Federal CIO Council, the Federal Web Managers Council, and various agencies have “hit the ground running and are already hard at work” implementing the Obama Administration’s new Digital Government Strategy formally announced May 23.

Writing in a White House blog posted last night, VanRoekel said: Keep reading →

 /  Published June 22, 2012 at 12:27 PM

Consumer Protection Bureau Launches Public Financial Complaint Database

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In a first by a federal financial regulator, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has launched a public database of consumer complaints about credit cards – including the name of the company issuing the card.

“No longer will consumer complaints only be known to the individual complainant, bank, regulator, and those in the public willing to pursue this information through the Freedom of Information Act,” said , CFPB chief of staff and acting assistant director, in an agency blog posted June 19. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 20, 2012 at 12:32 PM

DoD Strategy Document Highlights Mobile Adoption Challenges

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The Defense Department’s release of a new mobile device strategy late last week provides a revealing snapshot of how much work lies ahead for Defense officials in rationalizing the rapid adoption of smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices across the Department. It also highlights the urgent challenge to secure the use of those devices on Defense networks – even if it fell short of describing how and when DoD planned to tackle ongoing security concerns.

While the new strategy is seen as “a huge step forward,” as Jeff Sorenson, former U.S. Army/G-6 CIO and now partner at AT Kearney, sees it, it also also reflects the continuing gap that exists between DoD’s ability to integrate commercial mobile technology compared to other, faster-moving organizations. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 19, 2012 at 5:45 PM

11 Unintended Consequences Of Government Executive Disclosure Act

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Legislation intended to deter members of Congress from profiting from stock trades based on inside information is inadvertently forcing 28,000 federal employees to expose their personal financial information on the Internet.

The result, according to a trade group for senior government executives, is a number of unintended risks that federal employees must now bear, and another reason for talented executives to think twice about serving their country by taking a position in the federal government. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM

Are Hackers Peering Through Your Laptop Webcam?

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About one of every two laptop users, according to a new survey, is unaware of the possibility that a hacker can remotely access and control web camera technology – allowing cybercriminals to secretly watch and record activities near a user’s machine.

“It is alarming that high numbers of women (who are the primary caregivers of children) and young people (who spend a significant amount of time using their laptops) do not know their webcams can be easily hacked,” said Dr. Ruby A. Rouse, who conducted the study. More than 6 in 10 women were unaware of the risk, compared to 40% of men. Additionally, 57% of Generation Y study participants were unaware of the risk, she said. Keep reading →

 /  Published June 5, 2012 at 2:03 PM
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