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USAID works around FISMA to use iPads

"We are not DHS. We are not DoD," says Jerry Horton, chief information officer at USAID.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , FISMA , cybersecurity , USAID , Jerry Horton , NIST , iPad

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State to add wind energy to power grid

The State Department has signed a public-private contract embracing wind energy in an effort to meet President Obama's greenhouse gas reduction goals.

Tags: contracting , greening government , Constellation Energy , Federal Prison Industries , Marguerite Coffey , Harry Mahar , John Buckner

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Excellence.gov Awards: State reduces servers from 187 to 17

Chris Dorobek talked to winner Kirit Amin, the Chief Information Officer at the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

Tags: 2011 Excellence.gov Awards , servers , technology , sustainability , Kirit Amin , Bureue of Consular Affairs , Dorobek Insider

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More investment needed in U.S. diplomatic ranks

Under-investment has left the US Foreign Service overstretched and under prepared. Ambassador Robert Beecroft explains some of the challenges that has left behind.

Tags: Federal Drive , smart power , diplomacy , management , American Academy of Diplomacy , Robert M. Beecroft , Suzanne Kubota

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State Department training needs work, says GAO

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , management

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OIG reviews social media use at embassies

The Office of the Inspector General at the State Department examined social media use in 22 foreign embassies.

Tags: OIG , social media , technology , Diplopundit , Dorobek Insider , Must Reads

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GAO: State could get more bang out of training buck

Jess Ford, the director of International Affairs and Trade Issues at the GAO, explains how State can better invest in training.

Tags: Jess Ford , GAO , training , budget , management , Foreign Service , Dorobek Insider

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SIGIR: State's not ready to take over in Iraq

Stuart Bowen told Congress the State Department is far from ready to take over the occupation of the country from the US military. We talk to him about that conclusion.

Tags: Federal Drive , SIGIR , Stuart Bowen , Congress , Iraq

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Many agencies are not under a hiring freeze

Federal News Radio surveyed 10 agencies to find out how they are preparing for a shutdown, and how operating under a continuing resolution is affecting their operations.

Tags: management , pay and benefits , shutdown , OMB , SBA , Transportation , GPO , HUD , Justice , NASA , Commerce , Energy , NRC , DOT , hiring freeze , John Buckner

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Agencies figuring out how to take network vitals

OMB mandated departments implement continuous monitoring of their cyber networks by 2012. Part of meeting that goal is understanding what hardware and software currently reside on the computing backbone.

Tags: technology , contracting , Roger Baker , Bobbie Stempfley , Mike Krieger , Donna Dodson , Army , VA , DHS , NIST , GSA , cybersecurity , continuous monitoring , Cyberscope , SmartBUY , Jason Miller

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