November 2011
Features
Two agencies take different paths toward the promise of a paperless office.
Agencies upgrade their unified communications implementations with tools to enhance communication and collaboration.
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Agency technology leaders look to unleash the power of mobile computing while locking down security.
Goals for environmentally friendly IT motivate the Savannah River Site's virtualization efforts.
Better technology and management help OPM and DOD clear a huge backlog of security clearance cases.
Federal agencies take different paths to meeting the data center consolidation mandate and achieve a variety of rewards in the process.
Departments
Tech Tips:
Making the Switch to IPv6
Consider these six steps to make adoption as painless as possible.
Tech Tips:
Socially Secure
These four must-do pointers can help agencies avoid security and record-keeping pitfalls as they expand their use of social media.
The Business of IT:
Spin Cycle
The politics of Washington spill over onto IT programs and lead to some questionable management practices.
Tech Watch:
Advance of the Tablets
Whether Apple iPads or other tablet PCs, agencies make the business case for deploying the popular devices.
Best Practices:
From the Ground Up
Cloud computing can help agencies achieve their missions, but both government and industry must collaborate to meet federal privacy and security needs.
Product Review:
Power Packed
Equipped with plenty of memory and a solid-state drive, HP's 2560p delivers excellent performance in a compact form factor.
Product Review:
A Capable, Flexible Blade
This IBM BladeCenter can help meet consolidation and green mandates — and deliver performance and availability.
Opinion
Contributor Column:
The New Cyber Cold War
The Internet makes it possible for hackers to do things that weren't dreamed of 50 years ago.
Contributor Column:
Helping Tribes Help Each Other
Native American tribes are working together to meet their IT needs with the help of TribalNet.
