Digital Government
NOAA makes magic solicitation disappear
Faster than you can say 'abracadabra,' NOAA withdrew a solicitation for a stage magician to appear at an employee event.
Modernization
Virtual worlds emerge within agencies
Having cut their teeth in Second Life, agencies are increasingly building their own virtiual environments.
Modernization
Finding the hidden value in shared IT services
Shared IT services can help shift focus from infrastructure to mission, says NOAA CIO.
Digital Government
Obama reorganization could affect at least 12 agencies
White House consolidation plan is more expansive than the six agencies first identified.
Digital Government
National Weather Service in dispute over privatization of mobile app development
Has the National Weather Service gone too far in allowing private developers to lead the way in developing mobile apps for weather data?
Modernization
Atmospheric agency tracks a different kind of cloud
NOAA becomes the largest federal agency to move its email to the cloud.
Digital Government
Satellites, telescope worthy of funding, Senate says
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2012 budget for science and technology programs.
Cybersecurity
Social media: A mixed blessing for disaster response
A report from the Congressional Research Service highlights some of the benefits and potential risks in using tools such as Facebook and Twitter to help with disaster response.
Cybersecurity
Technology aided disaster response
Earthquakes and hurricanes didn't daunt the federal response, but trouble is on the horizon for funding.
Modernization
Weather service updates mobile website for local forecasts
The National Weather Service will refresh its mobile website that offers weather forecasts by ZIP code.
People
NOAA to build 'weather-ready' nation
After a record number of weather disasters this year -- including a hurricane and flooding in Washington, D.C. -- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is amplifying its efforts to improve forecasting and response.
Digital Government
Ruminating on 9/11
Ten years ago, a Marine officer found himself booked for two meetings that took place at the same time -- and made a fateful decision.
Cybersecurity
Agencies use Facebook, Twitter to spread hurricane info
Agencies rush to prepare for major hurricane, using all the technology at their disposal to do so.
Digital Government
Hurricane center cautiously tests social media waters
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is on Facebook and Twitter for the first time during the 2011 storm season, but don't look for big changes.
Modernization
NOAA moving e-mail to Google's cloud
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to migrate 25,000 e-mail users to a cloud-based unified messaging service by the end of the year.
Digital Government
Hurricane center tries out Facebook, Twitter
The National Hurricane Center began the 2011 storm season June 1 with a presence on Facebook and Twitter for the first time.
Digital Government
Weathering the storm
People with a low opinion of the federal government like to pass around jokes that have the punch line: "I'm from the federal government and I'm here to help." President Ronald Reagan famously called them "the 10 most frightening words in the English language."
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