The General Services Administration is ramping up a new project that will allow government policymakers to engage with the public. But it’s not your typical crowd-sourcing effort. The new effort, which GSA
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski took to the FCC blog to defend his net neutrality proposals, writing that an open Internet is vital for the United States’ economic well-being, especially job
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The most important cybersecurity goal for the United States is to protect its government networks, which requires effective public-private partnerships, the White House’s cyber czar said earlier this week. “We have a
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Following Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra’s announcement of sweeping new changes to federal IT management, how will the Office of Management and Budget make these efforts stick? One thing is clear:
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Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra announced the government’s sweeping overhaul of federal IT reform at a White House briefing today. But don’t call the government’s next step a radical, new approach.
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Ammo? Check. Body armor? Check. Smartphone? The Army could be putting a check mark next to the last one soon. After ongoing field studies of how to implement mobile devices within the
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When three high-profile open-government supporters sat down for a live webcast on the one-year anniversary of the White House’s Open Government Directive to take questions from the public, it was clear, they
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For the first time, USAspending.gov will also track federal agencies’ payment to sub-contractors in addition to those made to direct recipients or prime contractors. “You will be able to track payments made
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In the latest push to raise awareness of preventable diseases and promote healthy living, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called on the usual doctors and nurses to lend their support.
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Questions have been swirling about Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s new net neutrality proposal since he first laid it out it out last week. It would enshrine the concept of treating
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