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Virtualization: What is it and can it work for your agency?
Aileen Black, vice president for the Public Sector for VMware, answers your questions about virtualization.
September 20, 2011
Obama seeks more public input on open gov plan
President Barack Obama has proposed an open government plan that includes more streamlined responses to FOIA requests, digital record management, a revamped regulations.gov and new measures to promote public participation in government. He presented the plan at a meeting of the international Open Government Partnership in New York.
Ayesha Edwards: Agencies need to embrace social media
Ayesha Edwards is a management and program analyst at the Department of Education.
Feds won't fight bankruptcy by married gay couples
Federal officials no longer plan to contest joint bankruptcy pleadings brought by legally married same-sex couples, a Department of Justice spokeswoman said Friday.
NIH connects patients, providers with health care info
"Patients using portals or EHRs that have implemented MedlinePlus Connect can access easy-to-understand health information on MedlinePlus that is directly related to their diagnoses, medications, and lab tests," according to HHS in a press release.
Collaborative website combines vets' resources
The National Resource Directory is allowing agencies to share information with members of the military. Koby Langley from DoD tells Federal News Radio how the collaboration works.
OPM jumps on wiki bandwagon for training, development
Stephen Shih of OPM tells Federal News Radio about the success of the new wiki site used for training and development of government managers and training professionals.
Transparency groups call for increased E-Gov funding
OMB Watch and 30 other open-gov groups are asking Congress to restore funding to the E-Government Fund.
GSA releases social media guidelines
The General Services Administration has devised a social media guide for its employees. Federal News Radio spoke with Jacke Zeheir, director of the IT Policy & Compliance Division in the GSA CIO's office.
OPM to enlist recruitment ambassadors
The Office of Personnel Management launches a new portal to help managers improve how they bring new employees into the government. USAJobsrecruit.gov is available for all feds to share best practices, find tools and solve challenges as Federal Service Ambassadors.
USPS offered digital modernization ideas from overseas
The Government Accountability Office spoke with foreign countries about how they've modernized their mail systems and offered ideas to the U.S. Postal Service based on its findings. Phil Herr, director of physical infrastructure issues at GAO, talks about the report.
DoD to set new path for IT acquisition
The Pentagon will issue new guidance this summer to move the military services away from buying technology in the same way they buy weapons. DoD's challenges are similar across the government, according to a new survey of CIOs. TechAmerica finds in their 21st survey of CIOs that technology managers believe acquisition employees need more expertise in buying IT.
FCC rebrands itself through new website
Haley Van Dyck, director of citizen engagement at the Federal Communication Commission, says the agency wants to hear from users about its new website before launching completely next month.
'Virtual agencies' target individual citizens' needs
IBM Center for the Business of Government has been looking at something called virtual agencies, a form of personalized government, centered around individual citizens or customers.
FCC launches its first website redesign in 10 years
The Federal Communications Commission is redoing its website for the first time in ten years.
Excellence.gov Awards: VA's Baker on IT in the budget battle
VA's Roger Baker discussed how to advance IT projects amidst uncertain budget times.
Have a crisis? There's an app for that.
Alex Howard, Government 2.0 Washington Correspondent for O'Reilly Media, explains some of the ways government departments are taking advantage of collaborative tools to meet their missions.
Gov lessons from Facebook's 'like' tag
The "like it" feature on Facebook acts as an instant rating system.
AmericaSpeaks online tools aim to boost public engagement
Carolyn Lukensmeyer of AmericaSpeaks explains how in-person communication methods are being translated online to increase agencies' ability to engage the public.
Gov lessons from Jeopardy's Watson computer challenge
The technology behind the IBM supercomputer Watson beating human contestants on Jeopardy! could drive Gov 2.0 initiatives and help agencies deliver services more efficiently.
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