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Agencies can get power management software
The tool, which automatically shuts down laptops and workstations, can save $50 per machine per year, the General Services Administration says.
The tech challenge
Fusion center advocates face technical challenges dealing with accessibility and data-sharing across classified and unclassified data platforms.
What next for fusion centers?
The infrastructure for a locally run, nationwide intelligence-sharing network is ready. Now what?
Pointers: Recommended reading
How to start a mentoring program; A reading list for tech leaders; Life way before DOS; Six degrees of separation revisited
Welles: The dark age of distraction
Are we increasingly lost in the 24/7 world? A new book suggests ways to battle against the age of distraction.
Twitter takes flight in Congress
Political advocates and the presidential campaigns have spurred broader use of the social-networking technology among lawmakers in recent weeks.