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Politico: Aneesh Chopra, who as the first U.S. chief technology officer has been the face of White House tech policy, is leaving the White House, an administration official confirmed to POLITICO. The White House is expected to put out a statement Friday.

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...

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 2:00pm

With government institutions increasingly in the cybersecurity crosshairs, the need for greater protection against known, unknown and emerging threats has soared, along with requirements to leverage strategies that can mitigate risks and prevent successful intrusions.

Politico: Aneesh Chopra, who as the first U.S. chief technology officer has been the face of White House tech policy, is leaving the White House, an administration official confirmed to POLITICO. The White House is expected to put out a statement Friday.

A heightened focus on performance management and IT modernization are driving streamlining for everything from data centers, to email, to billing and constituent-facing services.

This i360Gov Special Report highlights key state and local government IT consolidation efforts currently under way, and lays out the key steps public sector audiences must take to reduce risks, improve transparency and automate where possible to reduce IT management burdens.

Detroit Free Press: SAN FRANCISCO -- The head of California's air quality board on Thursday called proposed rules that would require automakers to build less-polluting cars and trucks by 2025 a historic move for a cleaner environment.

California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols said she hopes the rules to require that vehicles emit about 75% less smog-producing pollutants will "lead the nation and the world."

For the federal government to achieve a stronger cyber security posture, agencies must focus on automation, interoperability and authentication, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

MSNBC: The Pentagon proposed budget cuts on Thursday that would slash the size of the U.S. military by eliminating thousands of jobs, mothballing ships and trimming air squadrons in an effort to shift strategic direction and reduce spending by $487 billion over a decade.

The marching orders have been delivered. By 2015, federal IT organizations have been told they must consolidate datacenters by 40%, for an overall reduction of 800 datacenters. Trouble is, how do agencies get there from here?

Modern Healthcare (complimentary online subscription): Providing a clear understanding of the extent and frequency to which Medicaid experiences patient turnover is among the highest hopes that one senior federal health official has for coming advances in health technology.

Energy Policy Information Center: Tuesday night in President Obama’s third State of the Union Address, energy once again took a front seat. The speech included provisions to please both sides of the aisle: continuing to increase offshore drilling, expanded clean energy development on public land, and continued natural gas production (with new disclosure rules for frackers), the Wall Street Journal reports.

Governing: Google has launched an online warehouse for education resources called Google in Education, designed for teachers, administrators and advocates, the company announced Thursday.