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Author Photo Can IT Help New Cancer Screening Guidelines?
Nov 23, 2009
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

New recommendations from a federal task force last week about breast cancer screenings have infuriated many cancer survivors as well as medical professional organizations, including the American Cancer Society. The guidelines were based on data analysis of the risks and benefits of mammograms for women under age 50.

Author Photo The Million-Dollar Google Maps API
Nov 20, 2009
Posted by John Foley

The U.S. government's Apps.gov Web site provides new visibility into what federal agencies pay for cloud-based applications and commercial software, with offerings from vendors such as Hewlett-Packard, Jive, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com. One of the priciest products on the site: Google's Maps API, which lists for nearly a million dollars.

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Online Secure Web Application Development Awareness (SWADA) Course
This ANSI accredited, 4 hour, live on-line course reviews all of the OWASP Top-10 vulnerabilities and covers best business practices associated with secure web-application development. Upon successful...

Best Practices for Migrating from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint
Is your business planning a migration from IBM Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint? Many companies are for a number of reasons: Microsoft’s rich and varied features, the business value of...

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Stay On Top of Source Code Security Flaws

November 28, 2009
Fortify's 360 Server helps developers track flaws and fixes in applications.

NASA Space Technologies Go Mainstream

November 11, 2009
In its annual report, the space agency identifies 49 technologies that are being repurposed in the private sector, including scheduling software for hospitals and a tuning circuit for 3G networks.

Craigslist Founder To Advise Veteran Affairs

November 6, 2009
The Department of Veterans Affairs has invited Craig Newmark to join a panel to review suggestions for fixing its claims processing.

Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem

November 4, 2009
The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Can Federal CIO Vivek Kundra put a stop to the trend?

Homeland Security Seeks New Ideas

November 4, 2009
The federal agency plans to adopt the Transportation Security Administration's IdeaFactory crowd-sourcing application to encourage brainstorming by employees.

Q&A: CIO Ross Philo On 'Post Office' In Your Home

November 2, 2009
In a tough business environment, the U.S. Postal Service is delivering new capabilities for home PCs and smartphones and new services for high-volume mailers, says its top IT executive.

IBM Targets Smart Cities, Government Services

October 30, 2009
A new government framework is aimed at tax and revenue management, safety, social services, transportation, and urban infrastructures.

Federal CIO Kundra Plans Cybersecurity Dashboard

October 30, 2009
The White House, which recently introduced a FISMA reporting tool, outlines plans for new cybersecurity metrics and a dashboard for tracking progress.

An Android App For The Military

October 29, 2009
Raytheon's mobile application for Android-based smartphones employs GPS, camera, and other real-time capabilities for use in the field.

Defense CIO Touts Benefits Of Open Source

October 28, 2009
Deputy CIO David Wennergren points to reliability, security, and lower TCO as among the potential benefits of using open source in the U.S. military.

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