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FCW Insider: Maryland lawmakers lose access to Facebook
The Washington Post has a good article about the Maryland General Assembly's new policy that bans the use of Facebook and related applications because of concerns about computer viruses.
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FCW Insider: Why aren't more orgs using Facebook?
A new convert to Facebook sees real potential for its use in professional settings.
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Get a Life!: Same old?
Is it the same old thing or is change occurring in government agencies where new leaders and new directions have not yet appeared? Blogger Judy Welles asks what you are doing while you wait.
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Autobahn or speed trap?
The tech sector is being put back in the driver’s seat in President Barack Obama’s vision for recovery.
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Kundra would be a 'shot in the arm'
Vivek Kundra, the presumptive nominee for OMB's e-gov and IT administrator, helped innovate D.C. government.
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Social media tools slow to take root
Social-networking technologies generate a lot of buzz, but agency efforts to use them are still rare.
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DHS turns to old model for R&D
Research centers can help with technology acquisitions, but they raise ethics concerns.
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Bush's legacy is Obama's uncertain mandate
The Bush administration did a commendable job of creating and expanding e-government programs. Now it falls to President Barack Obama to carry the effort forward.
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Obama expected to name Kundra OMB e-gov and technology head
The D.C. chief technology officer would essentially be the federal government’s chief information officer.
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Treasury still working on privacy policies
The Treasury Department has consolidated its privacy enforcement into a single office, but it is taking a long time to finalize policies.
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Towns names subcommittee leaders
Reps. Stephen Lynch and Diane Watson will oversee two subcommittees that influence federal management and procurement issues.
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New university concentrates on IT
The institution will offer graduate-level courses on computing systems, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence.
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CRS: Chief technology officer would face fights
A federal CTO likely would have turf battles with other agencies, a new report says.
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Taxing Times
Three of Obama's high-level nominees have had tax problems. Two have stepped down.
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FCW Insider: Stealth comments revisited
Several readers take the FCW Insider to task for taking Obama's team to task over not publishing comments they receive through WhiteHouse.gov.
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Killefer withdraws as first federal performance officer
Management executive Nancy Killefer cited tax problems as she withdrew from consideration.
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FCW Insider: White House posts bill for public review, stealth comments
The Obama administration has followed through on its promise, technically speaking, to post legislation online for review and comment before the president signs it.
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