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Virtualization and healthcare IT

Lola Jordan and Fred Rowell from Companion Data Centers will discuss data center consolidation, cloud computing, social media, and more.
February 12, 2013

Tags: technology , virtualization , Healthcare IT , data center consolidation , data management , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , Companion Data Services , Lola Jordan , Fred Rowell , HiMSS , enterprise architecture , software , Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy

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Avoiding 'cliff jumpers' and other tips for effective social-media use at agencies

While social media has permeated nearly all aspects of American life, in many corners of the government, employees and managers are still figuring out how Facebook, Twitter and a host of other digital technologies can help them do their jobs better. A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton presents case studies of effective uses of social media and provides tips for developing a coherent strategy.

Tags: technology , social media , Partnership for Public Service , Booz Allen Hamilton , NARA , FEMA , Facebook , twitter

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All things Web 2.0

Jaime Gracia, Guy Timberlake, and Evan Weisel, join host Mark Amtower to disucss everything you need to know about social media.
July 23, 2012(Encore presentation August 13, 2012)

Tags: Web 2.0 , social media , blogging , webinars , social networks , Facebook , LinkedIn , Jaime Gracia , Seville Government Consulting , Guy Timberlake , american Small Business Coalition , Evan Weisel , Welz & Weisel , acquisition , contracting , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center

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OMB crowdsourcing improvements to Section 508

The administration released a set of high-level concepts from listening sessions conducted in 2011 and is asking for input from the agencies, contractors and the public. Interested parties can comment on 14 suggestions to improve how people with disabilities access government information.

Tags: workforce , Kareem Dale , Steven VanRoekel , Lesley Field , OMB , OFPP , Section 508 , technology , Jason Miller

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New Ethics.gov portal stores WH visitor logs, FEC filings

The White House announced the launch of Ethics.gov, an online portal housing ethics-related data, including White House visitor logs, election filings and lobbying disclosures. The creation of a single, centralized database for lobbying and ethics information was a 2008 campaign promise by then-candidate Obama and follows a string of data-storing sites, such as Data.gov and USASpending.gov.

Tags: Ethics.gov , Data.gov , USASpending.gov , E-Gov , OGE , technology

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HUD database provides household info to public, researchers

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the launch of a public database that includes information about households under some of HUD's housing programs.

Tags: HUD , Raphael Bostic , technology , open government

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IT concerns at large agencies

Tony Trenkle, chief information officer and director of the Office of Information Services at the Centers for Medicar and Medicaid Services talks about the IT challenges at his agency.
March 6, 2012

Tags: technology , Tony Trenkle , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , federal IT , silos , Project management , Scope creep , data center , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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Analysis: Agency social media monitoring about good government, not Big Brother

Richard Hartman, the chief operating officer of OhMyGov, Inc., said lawmakers and the public shouldn't be surprised that some agencies monitor social networks but that more aren't.

Tags: DHS , social media , twitter , In Depth , Francis Rose , technology

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Are agencies prone to cyber protest?

Sam Rosenfeld, the chairman and co-founder of the Densus Group, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the definition of cyber protest and how federal agencies can protect themselves.

Tags: cybersecurity , technology , Security Debrief , Sam Rosenfeld , In Depth , Francis Rose , cyber protest

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Getting help with your common cloud issues

Josh Stephens, vice president of Technology at J&J Solarwinds, joins host John Gilroy to talk about how his company can help you with common cloud issues.
February 7, 2012

Tags: technology , J&J Solarwinds , network management , management tools , cloud computing , applications , virtualization , storage , cybersecurity , Amazon , Rackspace , Josh Stephens , Thwack , information sharing , information technology , records management , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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