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5-minute citizen engagement plan
Agencies can better engage the public by learning from less serious sites that seek to 'make people happy for five minutes a day,' writes FCW columnist Mark Drapeau.
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Think tank makes high-tech suggestions for human rights movement
Center for American Progress recommends using federal funds on technology to help defend human rights abroad.
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VA offers grave-locator service to mobile devices
The VA has expanded its nationwide grave locator service so the service is available on smart phones.
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Stimulus reporting comes in fits and starts
Although more than 112,000 recipients met a deadline of Oct. 10 for filing spending reports, others are still struggling to comply.
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FEMA revamps Spanish language site
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has redesigned a Spanish-language Web site with disaster information and a user-friendly format.
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Congress requires Homeland Security's data center to go green
In passing fiscal 2010 funding, the House stipulates that more than half of the center's budget be set aside until DHS develops ways to ensure there is enough electricity.
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Adapting to cloud requires agility, flexibility
Speakers from the Transportation Department, FedEx and Manpower Inc. offer insights about cloud implementations.
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Recommended reading: Robots, Luddites and social media
Security gets scarier still; When IT workers are Luddites; Get to know your Nobel winners; How to win friends in social media
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Does 'early and often' work for software?
A growing number of agencies are using agile development techniques to produce better software faster, but some question whether the approach can succeed in an environment that favors certainty.
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Software development smorgasbord
There are several variations when it comes to alternative software development approaches. Here are definitions of some of them and other key concepts.
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5 steps to making the cloud a reality
Former OMB official Mark Forman asks how much creative destruction agencies are willing to embrace.
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Web-based health insurance portals get Senate committee nod
The health reform bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee would establish Web-based health insurance portals to be used by millions of consumers.
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Industry group meets to consider upgrading VA patient record system
Part of the agenda includes possibility of making the aging but popular electronic health record system for veterans and their families a platform for a national network.
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Leaders commended for contributions to info security
The sixth annual 2009 Government Information Security Leadership Awards were given by (ISC)2, an association that certifies information security professionals.
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