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The 2.0 presidency: Obama to stage YouTube-based exchange
Experts say the president's Feb. 3 venture helps validate the role in social media in governance.
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Congress must revamp campaign finance online reporting, watchdog says
The recent Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited corporate contributions to campaigns is creating a need for a robust, comprehensive online campaign finance reporting system, says the Sunlight Foundation.
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DOD and VA achieve interoperability on health records, GAO says
The Defense and Veteran Affairs departments have finally met their goal of making their digital health record systems compatible, says a new GAO report.
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NASA plans live video feed from space
NASA plans to stream live video from the International Space Station and broadcast it on the Internet beginning Feb. 1.
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What's hot on campus? Performance measurement
Blogger Steve Kelman is happy to report that the Kennedy School of Government has seen a serious uptick in the number of students interested in the issue of performance measurement in government.
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Agency tells employees not to mix professional, personal social media
EPA's interim social media policy encourages employees to use the emerging technology responsibly.
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SSA health exchange generates extra $2M for users, study finds
A health data exchange between MedVirginia and the Social Security Administration is generating extra revenue, a new report says.
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States improve transparency of Recovery Act spending
State governments in Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota and Utah made the most dramatic progress in reporting publicly their federal economic stimulus spending online in the last six months, according to a new report.
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Social media tracks Census director's Alaska trip
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves' trip to a remote Alaskan village to kick off the 2010 count was chronicled via social media.
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Transition office established to hasten end of pay for performance
The Defense Department has created its National Security Personnel System Transition Office, which will oversee the conversion of about 200,000 DOD employees from the NSPS pay-for-performance system to a pre-NSPS personnel management system.
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GSA CIO tweets from endangered plane
FCW Insider recounts the story of General Services Administation CIO Casey Coleman's harrowing flight, during which a passenger attempted to open an exit door in mid-air.
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Recommended Reading: Candi on Content, down with privacy, and job interview tips.
Former govie on improving federal Web sites; Facebook CEO's argument for less privacy; tips for acing a job interview.
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The Army delivers social media to soldiers
The Army has been experimenting since October with its own secure version of Facebook.
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New deputy GSA administrator chosen
New deputy Susan Brita will replace Barney Brasseux, who retired Jan. 3.
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Energy CIO Tom Pyke to retire Feb. 27
Energy Department Chief Information Officer Tom Pyke announced his retirement in a note to staff.
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Wake-up call: Eye-opening business models for government agencies
For inspiration and guidance on how to use Web 2.0 and social networking to better communicate with the public, look no further than your counterparts in the private sector.
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EHRs: HHS walks a tightrope
The department needs to set the bar low enough to get broad adoption and high enough to achieve its goals for improving quality.
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Measuring quality
The government's proposed regulation for electronic health records contains 29 quality-oriented measures that eligible doctors and hospitals must implement to qualify for incentive payments.
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Data-driven health care: Will doctors buy in?
Many doctors are not convinced that data collection leads to better care or that the federal government can help them do their jobs better.
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