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News and Observer: WASHINGTON -- The Postal Service announced Thursday that it would consolidate 48 mail processing centers beginning in July, the first phase of a cost-cutting plan intended to save the agency nearly $1.2 billion a year as it tries to adjust to declining mail volume.

The agency said it would consolidate an additional 92 processing centers in February 2013 and 89 more in early 2014.

A desire to increase productivity, improve contact within agencies, along with enhancing the flexibility of working conditions, were cited by government executives as the three most compelling reasons to implement greater use of mobile devices, according to the results of a newly published i360Gov survey.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 2:00pm

Government organizations are facing increasing pressure to improve customer service and operational efficiency.   Many have embarked on service improvement programs ranging from 311 call centers to CRM projects in an effort to be more responsive in the past few years.  However, these initiatives may be...

Government Technology: White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt will step down at the end of May and retire from public service, various news organizations confirmed Thursday, May 17.

Schmidt was a direct adviser to President Obama for the past two and a half years, and oversaw the White House’s first legislative proposal on cybersecurity.

Federal, state and local government organizations are in the midst of consolidating data centers, servers and end-user computing to streamline IT infrastructure, while working to identify and secure cloud-based workloads to comply with multiple White House-led efficiency mandates.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 2:00pm

As government agencies work to comply with emerging federal and state/local government mobility mandates designed to simplify and centralize the management of mobile devices, they are faced with many questions, challenges and pitfalls to avoid.Attend this live i360Gov educational webinar for insider tips and advice...

CNN: Alabama's governor on Thursday called in lawmakers for a special session in part to further explore changes to the state's anti-illegal immigration law, considered the country's toughest.

The day before, lawmakers had passed a bill, HB 658, which proposed changes to the state immigration law, which is currently being challenged in federal court.

Despite the widespread use of advanced cybersecurity tools and techniques, a persistent threat of malware intrusions continues unabated. Government networks remain the primary target of hackers around the globe. In i360Gov.com's latest report, "Mitigating Malware Risks," you will gain valuable advice and insights from officials...

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 2:00pm

Under near-constant pressure to adapt to change and do more with less, government agencies are seeking new ways to adapt and transform legacy IT operations. Many are finding that they must work hard to mitigate risks associated with change in user migration efforts, utilizing key...

Army Times: WASHINGTON — The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade of conflict.

By a vote of 303-113, lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have swiftly ended combat operations in Afghanistan by limiting funds only to the “safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops and military contractors from Afghanistan.”

Government organizations are working hard to do more with less, consolidating data centers and striving to deliver more services online to help lower operating costs and comply with federal regulatory mandates such as the Office of Management and Budget’s 25-Point Plan to Reform Federal IT.A...

Government Health IT: States must provide details to the federal government by Nov. 16 – just 10 days after the presidential election – on how they will run online insurance marketplaces, according to guidance released Wednesday.

Those that don’t meet the deadline – or that can’t operate their own marketplaces, called exchanges  – will have it done for them by the federal government, starting in January 2014.

Renewable Energy World: Another year, another wringing of the hands over tax credits and incentives for clean technology.

Lobbyists and vendors in the U.S. are once again singing the blues, calling for continued and expanding government investments in clean technology. At the same time, political challengers continue their Solyndra hootenanny, raking the current administration for how it spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.

Converge: Math is dull and boring.m

That's what Edward Solis thought. He asked his teacher at the School of Global Studies in L.A., "When am I ever going to use this kind of math in life?"

"I was good at math, but I always found it boring, so I wasn't really into math," Solis said.