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Godwin of USA.gov said appointed to the White House

Blog reports say Bev Godwin will champion social networking as the Director of Online Resources and Interagency Development.

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Treasury adds more accountability to TARP

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled a retooled TARP and Web site that will track funds and the effect of the financial stability plan on credit markets.

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NASA adds video as part of Networx progress

NASA moves videoconferencing to Networx and it moves toward a transition from FTS2001 to Networx.

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CBP seeks system to detect traffic congestion

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for innovative technologies to monitor incoming traffic within 10 miles of the border between the United States and Canada.

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CEOs seek review of government applications

Backers of open-source software want President Barack Obama to require federal agencies to consider how applications purchased by the government are developed.

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OPM, Hewitt settle RetireEZ dispute

The agency rescinds company termination of 10-year, $290 million by default, but the parties agree not to disclose the terms.

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CIOs urged to collaborate on Obama's IT goals

Agencies need to be able to disseminate information about agency activities, operations and decisions quickly under Obama's initiatives, a report states.

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Senate to vote on Stimulus cut for IT

Sens. Nelson and Collins are promoting an amendment that would cut $83 billion from the stimulus package, including reductions in major IT items.

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NAPA urges collaboration leadership

The administration should target priorities for open, connected and innovative government to change the way agencies operate, a report says.

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Recommended Reading for Feb. 9

The case against cloud computing; Brainstorming loses favor; The inauguration, up close and personal; Lessons from the freckled CIO.

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Circling the wagons

To make the most of dwindling budget funds, state and local governments are collaborating on homeland security projects.

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Agencies used social media to manage salmonella outbreak

Federal health officials relied on widgets, blogs, Twitter, podcasts, mobile alerts and videos to keep public up to date on tainted peanut products.

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Stimulus bills excite IT community

The $900 billion economic stimulus package moving through Congress includes as much as $100 billion in IT initiatives and infrastructure investments – more than the federal government spent on all of its IT needs last year.

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IPv6: 3 more big steps to the promised land

Agencies that want to take advantage of the new generation of IP must still grapple with some basic internal management issues.

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Privacy debate gets new urgency

Balancing patient privacy with electronic records has always been tricky, but the new emphasis on health IT as an economic engine creates new concerns.

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VA chief stresses leadership for e-records

Shinseki commits to single electronic health record system by September and moving disability claims to electronic processing.

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Sweat pants and metrics

Telework improves efficiency and reduces costs, but how can a manager know which employees are working hard and which are hardly working?

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Air Force relaunches weather Web site

Video forecasts of weather conditions around the world are designed for families with deployed military service members.

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Air Force wants software for cyber research

The software will be used by the Global Cyberspace Integration Center to help test command and control, and cyber systems, service says.

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Managing Technology: Reaching for the Clouds

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