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Next-gen Apple devices cleared to join Defense IT networks

The Defense Information Security Agency has approved a security guide for iOS 6 making it the third mobile operating system to meet the requirements this month. The agency said it will award a mobile device management system in a few months.

Tags: technology , mobile computing , mobile , DISA , Apple , iO6 , cybersecurity , Mark Orndorff ,

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Postal Service reform finds new life on Capitol Hill

Real reform for the U.S. Postal Service may be gaining some steam in Congress. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), the new chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, tells Federal News Radio, House leadership sees room for compromise with Democrats when it comes to figuring out ways to get USPS back in the black. Farenthold supports the Postal Service's plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery.

Tags: Congress , House , USPS , postal reform , Blake Farenthold , Dennis Ross , Gerry Connolly , Claire McCaskill , Patrick Donahoe , Stephen Lynch , Jason Miller

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Top 3 for 2013 - Adm. Jamie Barnett on defense challenges

Adm. Jamie Barnett, the senior vice president of national security policy at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, says one of the the biggest challenges faced by the Pentagon is one that everyone seem to forget about.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Jamie Barnett , DoD

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ONC expanding Blue Button capabilities

David Muntz serves as the principal deputy national coordinator at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. He joins Federal News Radio as this week's guest on Agency of the Month.

Tags: ONC , e-health records , David Muntz , Blue Button initiative , Agency of the Month ,

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VA, Education reap benefits of hiring reforms

Improvements to training and employee retention are increasing department workforces and saving money, agency chief human capital officers for the Education and Veterans Affairs departments said at an event Tuesday.

Tags: John Sepulveda , Robert Buggs , Education , Veterans Affairs , retention , hiring , management , training , hiring reform ,

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NIST taking on big data problem

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is sponsoring an upcoming conference to bring together industry and agencies to figure out ways to improve how they use unstructured data.

Tags: NIST , technology , industry , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Ellen Vorhees , TREC , big data , Microsoft , IBM ,

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Networx contractors strengthening cybersecurity with new standards

Agencies are increasingly relying upon Networx contract providers to reduce their Internet connections and strengthen network security.

Tags: Networx , technology , cybersecurity , Jeff Mohan , GSA , AT&T

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