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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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Best Practices for Migrating from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint
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NIST Drafts Cybersecurity Guidance

November 23, 2009
The National Institute for Standards and Technology is urging the government to continuously monitor its own cybersecurity efforts.

Air Force To Expand PlayStation-Based Supercomputer

November 20, 2009
The cluster of PlayStation 3 consoles is already being used for research into high-def video processing and systems with brain-like properties.

Obama Administration Defends Its Data Quality

November 19, 2009
Inaccuracies in stimulus-tracking data on Recovery.gov do exist, but overall the transparency effort has been a success, says a special advisor to the President.

Texas' Data Center Consolidation Project Under Scrutiny

November 16, 2009
A commissioned report finds a range of problems with a seven-year, $863 million outsourcing contract with IBM.

RFID Makes Slow And Steady Progress

November 13, 2009
RFID isn't changing the world, but it's being used strategically in government and business to track animals, stock products, and tag documents.

Military Readies IT Acquisition Reforms

November 13, 2009
Deputy Defense secretary William Lynn says procurement reforms should be ready by the spring.

Tech Giants Aim To Master Disaster

November 13, 2009
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo form alliance to develop software solutions for improving emergency response efforts.

Government Use Of Windows 7 Hinges On Security Spec

November 12, 2009
The Federal Desktop Core Configuration, which defines 300 PC settings for improved security, has yet to be finalized for Windows 7.

FBI's New Case Management System Delayed

November 11, 2009
Completion of the $451 million Sentinel system, to be used for searching and analyzing criminal and national security data, has been pushed back to September.

Northrop Wins Pair Of Outsourcing Deals

November 10, 2009
Tech services vendor inks agreements with Department of Homeland Security and PSC, LLC.

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