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Healthcare for the WarfighterTelework: The World Is Your Office
A point of consensus in the national healthcare debate is our responsibility to deliver high-quality healthcare to people who have served our country. The question is how to extend access and improve outcomes while also lowering costs. Read more >>

 
     
  Intelligent Buildings: The Grid Starts Here
How we create, distribute, and consume energy has become one of the defining issues of our time. Until recently, businesses and households could only find out about their energy consumption once a month, after their meters were read. Now government agencies and businesses are taking advantage of the smart grid to curtail their consumption, too, and on a much larger scale. Read more >>
 
     
 

Telework: The World Is Your OfficeTelework Gets More Cost-Effective and Safer: Thank the “Cloud”
Telework has gained momentum. According to the Office of Personnel Management, 103,000 employees in 78 agencies are working from home at least once a month. Now cloud computing is toppling the remaining barriers to widespread telework in government. Read more >>

 
     
  Business Video: Coming to a Desktop Near You
Not so long ago, choosing a video technology for your agency was as momentous as choosing a PC operating system. Your decision defined to some extent who you could and could not collaborate with. Today’s business video is much more flexible. Read more >>
 
   
 

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Medical Emergency Strikes Fred Federal
Listen as Fred Federal–government worker by day, cyber hero by night–and his partner, Louis, tour the state-of-the-art medical facilities aboard the USNS Comfort. But one of them doesn't make it beyond the diagnostics phase. Learn who falls out, and why in this episode.

A New Generation. A New Experience. A New Way of Doing Business.
October 20, 2009
Imagine what you can do with borderless networks. Then attend our event to realize it. Preregister now >>

Determine Which Collaborative Technologies Are Right for Your Agency
We would like to help you take the next step toward fostering secure, effective collaboration at your agency by sharing the technology solutions and leadership actions that will help set you up for success.

Cisco collaboration solutions can help your agency:

  • Bridge the productivity gap with tools that speed processes
  • Increase efficiency and accessibility by federating presence
  • Cut travel costs without sacrificing in-person meetings by using Cisco TelePresence
  • Create collaborative workspaces that eliminate time and distance barriers with Cisco WebEx Connect

Visit the Cisco Government Resource Center to find valuable resources
that will help you foster effective collaboration inside and out of your organization.

     
 

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Learn to Thrive in Turbulent Times

Where can you reduce IT costs, maximize existing resources, and do more with less? Learn from your peers, analysts, and experts at the online Cisco IT Innovations Forum. View now >>  

Smart Building for Sustainable Energy Consumption
Federal agencies must reduce building energy consumption by 30 percent by 2015. Learn how to use the network you already have to meet this tough mandate.

Moving Defense Toward a Cloud Computing Infrastructure
Discover the benefits of integrating network, computing, and virtualization resources into a single system. View now >> 

 
   


Cisco Capital Helps You Get the Most From Your Budget
IT budgets never seem to stretch far enough. As you move through your budget cycle, the reality is that you will often find yourself short of funding to upgrade vital systems or invest in new technology. At Cisco Capital, we have years of experience working with federal agencies and we are very familiar with these concerns. That is why we have designed two new programs to help you optimize your current budget dollars:

Federal IT Thought Leadership Resources on Cisco.com
The federal IT community, like all of government, is facing significant transitions: empowered users, real-time information, and a borderless enterprise. Learn about the key federal IT issues and challenges facing government. Topics include:

  • Data Centers That Transform Government
  • Federal Security Mandate Update: Where Are We Now?
  • Benefits of a Virtual Server Environment
  • Unified Communications Applications That Are Changing Agency Cultures

Learn more >>

Discussing the Data Center with Cisco
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agency's needs and your level of experience with this interactive online tool.
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