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Special Report

Power management

Government Computer News and its affiliate publications, Federal Computer Week and Washington Technology, take a look at latest technology applications, policy developments and integrator solutions shaping the government’s approach to green IT. More

EPEAT Registry goes deep | Green machines yield real savings

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Argonne, Oak Ridge labs sweep HPC Challenge

11/20/08 -- 03:37 PM DARPA awards recognize wider criteria for supercomputer power.
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LOC adds online touch for visitors

11/20/08 -- 03:10 PM Library of Congress unveils interactive online technology to personalize library access.

IT security: Survey says it's better

11/20/08 -- 01:59 PM A majority of federal decisionmakers surveyed about cybersecurity say they are more confident about their agency’s IT security posture now than they were four years ago.

Cyber challenges loom for Obama

11/20/08 -- 01:06 PM Transition Watch: Some tough cybersecurity tasks left over from the Bush administration will need the attention of the next president.

TRANSCOM moves ahead with property system (11/20/08 -- 09:25 AM)

City in the cloud (11/20/08)

GCN Lab Review: Corel WordPerfect Office X4 (11/20/08)

Plum IT jobs with Obama (11/19/08)

Top500 to revamp qualifications (11/19/08)

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Tech Briefs

Mathematica goes parallel

Divvy up your large number crunching across multiple processors.

Linux gets Common Criteria certs

Unisys eyes moving targets

iPhone-friendly Office apps

VMware Fusion gets boost

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GCN Tech Blog

The rise of collaboration teams

Cisco CEO John Chambers' comments on the shift to--and growing importance of--collaboration teams, makes interesting reading.

Resolution is not accuracy

Why so many bugs?

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GCN Lab Review

GCN Lab TV index

Experience some of the exciting new product features we’ve discovered.

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GCN Lab reviews

The complete list of products tested and evaluated by the GCN Lab.

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Suite treats

The GCN Lab compares different office software suites at different price.

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Tech Trends

Get a grip on Web 2.0 content

GCN Interview: Tony Byrne talks about the state of the content management industry, and what agencies might be missing.
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City in the cloud

Washington, D.C., makes a gradual move to using Google Apps, in order to create an accessible, collaborative environment for its employees

Radio everywhere

The Arkansas Wireless Information Network incorporates legacy and new radios in a digital, interoperable system that works statewide.

Sensors get L.A. up to speed

The Los Angeles Regional Transportation Management Center uses highway sensors, traffic monitoring stations, cameras, and ramp metering to track and reroute traffic.

Commentary

Editor's Desk
Wyatt Kash

The Obama IT era

President-elect’s commitment to leveraging IT in government creates possibilities for innovation. More

Cybereye
William Jackson

On paper, a potential risk

A lot of sensitive data still exists on paper, whose security sometimes is overlooked. More

Reality Check
Michael Daconta

The value of user scenarios

User-scenario modeling is the most effective method of designing software systems. More

Agency Award Winners and
IT Executives of the Year

Government Computer News has selected 10 agencies whose IT initiatives are being recognized as the best of 2008.

2008 Individual Awards | GCN Gala slideshow

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More GCN Gala photos

Click here for the 2008 GCN Awards Gala photo album, sponsored by Technical Communities.
GCN Gala slideshow

From the Editors

It’s a green new world

GCN presents Kevin Donovan, data center manager of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in this recent eSeminar, where he discusses the government's use of green IT.

tronix GoBook XR-1 Lab TV review

Now playing on GCN Lab TV

The Itronix GoBook XR-1 goes out into the scorching Nevada desert, where it braved sandstorms, heat and killer conditions. Chief Technology Editor Joab Jackson reports from the front. Watch | GCN Lab TV home

Privacy and security in the Information Age

GCN presents Pat Howard, chief information security officer of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Ari Schwartz, vice president and chief operating officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology, in this recent eSeminar, where they discuss personally identifiable information in the government.