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wasted no time taking steps to keep it from happening to them. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_dvSection" class="section">Leadership</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130514034431/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/05/02/cio-survey.aspx">What keeps federal CIOs up at night? </a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_pSummary" class="summary"> The latest TechAmerica CIO Survey reveals the effects of new budget realities, cyber vulnerabilities and the pressures of an aging workforce on agency CIOs. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_dvSection" class="section">Obama 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