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Agencies update progress on transparency plans
Federal agencies are publishing charts, graphics and progress reports on their open government efforts.
Digital Government
Social networking comes to DISA's collaboration site
The Defense Information Systems Agency's new Forge.mil Community tool will help users collaborate on broader issues beyond single projects.
Digital Government
IRS computer glitches allow erroneous credits
Initial audit of 2011 season shows some filers wrongfully benefiting from first-time home buyer and energy-efficiency tax incentives.
Digital Government
Those darned open microphones
Well, you've heard it by now. At a recent meeting with donors, President Barack Obama spoke candidly near a live microphone that wasn't supposed to be on. The audio feed was heard by a reporter, and the rest is history.
People
Look north for ways to save on IT
The United States could learn from the Canadian government's performance evaluation process for IT hardware, writes Advanced Micro Devices' Rick Indyke.
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Aging, customized applications are bugaboo of IT management reform
Modernizing old applications could free a lot of money that is sunk into operations and maintenance, write two executives at Unisys Federal Systems.
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Are smart phones bad for collaboration?
We might be entering a new Tower of Babel age in which the proliferation of devices and standards makes it harder, not easier, to collaborate, writes consultant Dennis McDonald.
Modernization
Supreme Court hears Microsoft's argument for patent reform
After losing a judgment to i4i over its use of XML in Word, the company wants to lower the bar for disproving a patent
People
VA starts telework tax credit
Virginia companies are being offered cash in exchange for starting telework progams.
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