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Agencies on track to meet open gov deadline
Most agencies will meet the Feb. 6 deadline for creating an open government Web page and securing technology for engaging with the public as required by President Barack Obama's Open Government Directive, according to the General Services Administration.
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OPM Launches OpenGov Web Site
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday launched its new <a href="http://openopm.ideascale.com/">open government Web site</a>. The new site is in response to President Obama's open government directive, which was issued on Dec. 8 and instructs agencies how to make the federal government more open, how to bring citizens into the policy-making process and how to collaborate with other government employees, the public and private industry. The directive requires agencies to create within 60 days an open government Web site and publish within 120 days an open government plan that describes how it will improve transparency and boost public participation.
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Fed Health Plans Commit to Health IT
The Office of Personnel Management on Friday released a list of 45 health plans in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program that have made a commitment to health information technology through offering Internet-based personal health records and providing online tools for accessing health care quality, and price and cost information.
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Government has gone Tweeting mad!
Remember those cute shots last year of some members of Congress madly tweeting on their smart phones during President Obama’s first address to them? That was so yesterday.
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Teleworking Through the Storm
Federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area will close four hours early on Friday due to a major snowstorm. Alyssa Rosenberg <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=44540&dcn=todaysnews">writes</a> at <em>Government Executive</em> that the latest snowstorm has drawn attention to the administration's efforts to increase telework at federal agencies.
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Shelby blocking scores of Obama political appointees
The Washington Post repors that Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has placed a blanket hold on more than 70 Obama administration nominees because of home state concerns with the future of the Air Force's tanker fleet and disagreements with the White House over funding for anti-terrorism programs.
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The dark side of crowdsourcing?
Crowds may have wisdom, but some crowdsourcing concepts could be turned to evil purposes, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
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Air Force math: 2,000 PlayStation 3s = 1 supercomputer
Air Force builds a supercomputer with Sony PlayStation 3 video game consoles.
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The $79.4B buzz killer
The Obama administration's proposed 2011 IT budget adds up to a lot of money but creates little excitement.
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The benefits of speaking with one voice
An agencywide approach to citizen engagement services can yield many benefits.
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Getting help with online communications
Agencies can tap many resources to learn how to improve service. Here are a couple of them.
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Reps. like Obama's tech proposals to track health quality, fraud
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid budget calls for $110 million to overhaul data systems and $561 million to scrutinize claims for suspicious patterns that could point to illegal activity.
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Announcing: The Nextgov Awards
Nominate someone as we recognize innovative, brave and bold federal managers.
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Takai Update, with Pal Aneesh
Yesterday I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/02/california_cio_next_defense_cio.php?oref=latest_posts>reported</a> that the White House plans to tap Teri Takai, chief information officer for California, as the new Defense Department CIO.
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Yes, It Snows in Washington
I interviewed about 10 people Inside The Beltway on Wednesday and Thursday from my office here in The Original Las Vegas, N.M., and before we addressed the topic I wanted to discuss, each and every one of my interviewees felt the need to tell me a tale of woe about snows, past, present and future.
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