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Teleworkers get the job done with a BlackBerry and car charger
It's a worst-case scenario for teleworkers — being caught in a blizzard with no electricity — but they find a lifeline in the form of their smart phone and a car charger.
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Overheard on Twitter
Traffic and shopping aren't the only things that have ground to a standstill during Washington's blizzard of 2010. Add the federal Office of Personnel Management Web site to the list.
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Federal CIO pursues relentless efficiency via TechStat meetings
Vivek Kundra says the administration intends to leverage the power of technology to make the government run more efficiently.
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Crowdsourcing for social service
A social services-oriented program sponsored by Pepsi makes blogger Steve Kelman wonder about the potential role of crowdsourcing in government.
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Feds stay connected in aftermath of 2010 blizzard
Many federal employees say they are continuing to work even though they can't get into the office.
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In defense of teleworking
Blogger John Klossner writes that federal managers' worries about telework should be overcome by the fact that teleworkers are highly motivated professionals who don't take snow days, work through lunch and maximize the hour(s) they save each day by not commuting.
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GSA looks to crowdsourcing to fix e-gov travel services
The agency will offer a prize worth up to $25,000 for proposing a better approach to its troubled e-gov program.
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Meyerrose: Takai would be qualified for Defense CIO post
California CIO Teri Takai, the expected nominee as the Defense Department's chief information officer, has a proven track record in IT leadership, but the military poses a new set of challenges.
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Fresher data would improve Data.gov, watchdog groups say
The Data.gov transparency Web site could be improved if it had newer data, used better data formats and offered more options for searching, transparency advocates said in a letter to the White House.
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Navy Cyber Command sets sail
The Fleet Cyber Command is part of the recommissioned 10th fleet, which was originally established during World War II to combat U-boats.
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Senate confirms Martha Johnson as GSA administrator
The Senate voted to confirm Johnson after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) overrode a hold placed on her nomination by Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) that had stalled the nomination since June 2009.
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3 must-do's for agencies to improve citizen engagement
The proliferation of government Web sites and other means of contact does not always result in better service for people, so agencies need to try new approaches.
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Blog brief: The best of government bloggers
This week: Dispatch from Haiti, TSA and the nudity scam, and a public poll on postage stamps.
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Obama wants faster program reviews and more agency input
The administration wants to continually streamline what works and eliminate what doesn't work.
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USA.gov: Users speak their minds. Now what?
A forum about USA.gov drew a lot of responses, but many of them were not relevant to the Web portal.
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'Mystery shopper' technique could be effective counterterrorism tool
Steve Kelman writes that the government should use management tools to measure and improve its counterterrorism performance.
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2010 Federal 100 award winners announced
Federal Computer Week and the 1105 Government Information Group release the complete list of the 2010 winners of the Federal 100 awards.
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Do federal managers play favorites in career advancement?
Many workers think their managers promote based on favortism, but that's not necessarily so.
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SSA to share data with 15 more health information exchanges
The Social Security Administration awarded $17.4 million to 15 health information exchanges that will begin sharing their patient medical data with agency.
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