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Nov4 2011

Blog Series #1:  Building a Smarter, Faster and Cheaper Government

Moving State and Local Government to the Open Source and Cloud Technology Model In the coming weeks, the Emergent blog will feature a series of topics discussing various open source and cloud technologies that state and local governments could adopt to save money and run more efficiently.  This introduction is…

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Oct27 2011

Are Your PIV Cards HSPD-12 Compliant?

  Did you happen to see the $6.7MM hit that the VA may have to take with their HSPD-12 system due to operational and process issues?  In a report entitled Audit of Enrollment Centers’ Implementation of Personal Identity Verification Requirements dated September 30, 2011, the VA Office of the Inspector…

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Jul22 2011

Security of Open Source Solutions

In the modern era of computing there is little doubt that cyber security either is or ought to be amongst the top considerations for any IT decision maker.  Day after day, the headlines are filled with stories of intrusions, data theft, or worse.  Within this context, the question of which…

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