Lawmakers look to reduce waste in U.S. gov't IT contracts

	Feds turn to agile development as budget cuts loom | FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015
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	Lawmakers look to reduce waste in U.S. gov't IT contracts U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged government officials to clamp down on bad IT contracts and limit duplication across projects, with an estimated one quarter of federal spending on IT wasted every year. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Federal Agency Improvement of Information Access Security This paper by IDC Government Insights explores how federal agencies can effectively control who has access to systems and information while still ensuring IT services and remotely-hosted applications remain readily available to valid users and government knowledge workers. Learn More. In this Issue Feds turn to agile development as budget cuts loom FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015 Jobs' house burglar gets seven-year sentence WEBCAST: VMware 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop his paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users' needs, and ready for new and future technology. Read Now! Feds turn to agile development as budget cuts loom As the threat of federal budget cuts hover, IT managers are turning to agile development to speed up projects and quickly show their value. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often dependent on WAN optimization. Learn more. FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015 Cities around the U.S. will have gigabit-speed Internet access by 2015 if the FCC's wishes come true. Read More Jobs' house burglar gets seven-year sentence The man who broke into the Palo Alto, Calif., home of tghe late Apple CEO Steve Jobs and stole laptops, iPads and other possessions was sentenced to seven years in a California state prison. Read More
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