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Recovery Act board publishes data dictionary
The board that oversees spending under the economic stimulus law has released a list of data elements to be used to standardize reporting.
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An open letter to Obama, in support of social participation
On the 70th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s letter to President Franklin Roosevelt encouraging attention to atomic technology and science, Ben Shneiderman, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland, and several colleagues write to President Barack Obama encouraging exploration of technology-mediated social participation.
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GSA issues cloud storefront RFQ
Storage, Web hosting and virtualization requested on an on-demand basis.
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Marines: Facebook is not for the few good men
The Marine Corps has banned using social-networking Web sites on the service’s networks because of security concerns.
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FCC wants help on universal broadband
The FCC asks officials and the public to help develop a plan for providing universal broadband Internet access.
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U.S. is a model for Canada's open government efforts
Canadian officials reference projects in the United States for using Web 2.0 to achieve open government goals.
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Web 3.Oh No!
FCW cartoonist John Klossner offers some tips to help readers keep Web development straight.
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IG, Immigration disagree on transformation steps
DHS Inspector General issued five recommendations for the USCIS IT transformation plan, but agency says two are already in place.
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Web 2.0 on the rise
Market researcher comScore reports big growth in the use of social-networking tools.
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Come join the homeland security review
Starting today people can go online to participate in a wide-ranging review of the Homeland Security Department designed to help shape the department over the coming years.
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Not dead yet
The Radicati Group foresees continued growth in e-mail accounts despite the rise in alternative tools for communication and collaboration, such as blogs and wikis.
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Buyer beware: The hidden perils of cloud computing
Experts warn that cloud computing brings with it a loss of control and legal protection in a computing framework that still is maturing.
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GAO finds gaps in HUD IT management
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department continues to fall short in managing its IT needs.
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Farewell to e-mail
Some government agencies are taking a step back from e-mail and evaluating other communication tools such as social networks, collaboration software and Web-based conferencing.
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Where in the world is the geospatial data?
Policy changes and new technologies can help agencies better manage geospatial data.
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Information fuels social media
Social-networking tools such as Twitter, Facebook and others are just that: tools. Good content or information is still necessary to make those tools successful.
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