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FDCCI - But Who's Counting Anyway?

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Virtualization Vacuum

New Study Shows that Government Virtualization Could Save $30 Billion by 2015

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Data Center Brainstorm

Join other Federal data centers pros to share best practices, collaborate on challenges, and give feedback on FDCCI

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Rack 'Em Pool Tournament

Feel like your only shot is a combination cannon off the rail into the center pocket? Here's your chance to make the shot and come home with the trophy. Federal IT billiards championship on March 27.

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Virtualization Vacuum Report

New report shows virtualization could save government more than $30 billion by 2015 and outlines what may hold government back from realizing these savings.

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Virtualization Victory Webinar

The Virtualization Victory webinar will discuss how agencies can get the biggest bang for their buck – taking virtualization cost savings to the next level and delivering a compelling, multi-year business case.

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IT Events Calendar

With so many "can't miss" events in government IT, how do you work out which ones to miss?

Jan 31, 2012

Ending the Overpayment of Federal Contractor Executives

Last fall, the President called on Congress to scrap an outdated law that requires taxpayers to foot the bill for excessive payments to CEOs and other senior executives of companies that contract with the Government. Under certain Government contracts, the Government ...

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SOURCE: Office of Management and Budget Blog Feed

Feb 3, 2012

Fed / Contractor Compensation Issues Are Burning Red Hot

By SCOTT AMEY Compensation was a hot topic this week--here's a recap of the biggest developments: Monday: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study that found that federal employees, on average, are paid 16 percent more than employees in the private sector with ...

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SOURCE: The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog

Feb 2, 2012

Blog: FDCCI - But Who’s Counting Anyway?

FDCCI - But Who's Counting Anyway In the “beginning” - OMB set the “before-the-flood” date at 1998 - there were 432 Federal data centers. Vivek’s “Big-Iron Census” in Oct

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SOURCE: MeriTalk Updates

Jan 31, 2012

A Cabinet Full of Entrepreneur Helpers

These days, Cabinet meetings are mostly for show, and generally designed to promote the idea that all departments are behind some aspect of the president's agenda. Today's meeting was a case in point. President Obama welcomed Karen Mills, administrator of the Small Business ...

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SOURCE: Fedblog

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