While most federal agencies are meeting Open Government Directive milestones, the information on the sites diverges widely, and the public isn't participating much just yet.
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Is Government a Partner with Private Sector Initiatives for Change?
This past weekend I had the good fortune to attend an un-conference on Social Media, Collaboration and Social Enterprise.
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Feds stay connected in aftermath of 2010 blizzard
Many federal employees say they are continuing to work even though they can't get into the office.
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State's Consular Affairs plans software upgrade
The State Department plans to award blanket purchase agreements to contractors for software engineering and support services.
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FDA rolls out Web-based risk assessment tool for food, drug imports
The Food and Drug Administration is launching its automated risk-assessment system that will flag high-risk shipments of imported food and drugs.
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Open Government (Directive) Forecast: sunny skies, rainbows
The federal government’s Washington offices may be closed today because of the
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From Nextgov.com: DISA telecommuters can work just fine even with more snow
Virtual private networks and distributed laptops support the majority of the agency's Washington metropolitan area workers.
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NOAA proposes new climate agency
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Study: Traffic patterns affect childhood obesity
Children living in homes surrounded by traffic hazards are at risk of unhealthy weight gain, according to a study performed by the University of California, Berkeley.
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California mayor issues weight loss challenge
Rancho Cordova, Calif., Mayor Ken Cooley, is challenging his constituents to shape up.
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White House Names Open Government Leadership
A new Open Government Working Group and 'senior accountable officials' will help drive the Obama administration's push for government transparency.
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Government's Operating Status in DC
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry (who apparently has an aching back from digging out his corner house) says he'll make the call about the federal government's operating status in the
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The Federal Eye makes a Tuesday prediction...
Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames. Watch the video above as The Federal Eye predicts the federal government's operating status for Tuesday. Will D.C.-area offices close again?
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Clearing the Cache: War Games
- From the recently discovered YouTube channel of the game designers behind the U.S.
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How-To: Communicate Effectively - Part 1
Effective communication has several benefits that can be applied to not only your professional endeavors, but personal as well.
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Organizations with large IT staffs are most apt to recruit via the Web
Social networking has yet to catch on as a hiring tool, but is likely to get more popular, a survey of CIOs finds.
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DISA telecommuters can work just fine even with more snow
Virtual private networks and distributed laptops support the majority of the agency's Washington metropolitan area workers.
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Google-NSA partnership should be more public, less private
We need better public-private partnerships to secure cyberspace, but if these partnerships are to serve the public interest, they must be as public as they are private.
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NOAA reorganizes to provide more info on global warming
By The Post's environment reporter Juliet Eilperin: The Obama administration proposed a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Service on Monday, reorganizing the agency so it can
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Super Bowl Reactions
As anyone who watched the New Orleans Saints' drubbing of the Indianapolis Colts last night knows, the U.S.
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About that C-SPAN Pledge...
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The White House seems to be gearing up to kill three birds with one stone.
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Hollywood Fusion: Gov 2.0 Camp LA
My trip to Gov 2.0 Camp LA commenced with a comedy of errors: lost luggage, a flooded hotel room and flooded streets due to the rains.
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China Closes Hacker Training Site
The arrests, which took place before Google revealed that it had been targeted by a cyber attack from China, reflect growing concern about internal cybercrime.
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Recovery Act Announcement Calls for Celebration in VA
Today Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO, along with Senator Mark Warner, Senator Jim Webb, and Representative Tom Perriello made a milestone Recovery Act Announcement for Virginia – $21.5 million is
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Transportation Secretary Holds Town Hall Meeting With Port Leaders At National Port Summit in San Diego
Port directors from across the nation talked face-to-face with United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday, February 5,
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Health-Care Reform, Stimulus Funds Will Benefit Health IT
Electronic health records, streamlined processes should result.
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Advice on Improving IT Workforce
The Obama administration's fiscal 2011 budget proposal laid out several priorities for the fe
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As NASA shifts priorities, officials need to keep eye on cybersecurity
Some security professionals fear the space agency could rely on open communications as part of its pursuit of new programs that include automated rocket technologies.
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2011 Budget: Brian Williams, Jimmy Fallon 'slow jam' the details
"NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams makes frequent hysterical appearances on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "Late Show with David Letterman" and whatever show Jay Leno happens to be hosting a
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Deprogramming Note
For the hundreds, nay, dare I say thousands of you planning to come out tomorrow to the Atlantic's "State of the
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Member of the Week: Andrea Schneider
If you've been a member of one of Andrea Schneider's groups, you know why Andrea hosts some of the most fascinating conversations on GovLoop. The titles alone may entice you to join:
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Lawmakers race the clock to extend surveillance provisions
Without deal, spy and intelligence-gathering powers will expire at the end of the month.
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The customer CAN handle the truth
In the process of redesigning our city's web site a few years ago, we studied the comments of Gerry McGovern in Ireland.
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OPM OpenGov Site Launches; Beats Obama Deadline
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OPM Director Berry opens up about making the closing call
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry joins us at 3 p.m. to talk about making the call to close the federal government.
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FY2011: Federal Workers are the New Fat Cats
Federal workers, receiving even modest pay increases at a time when many Americans are just trying to hold on to their jobs, now fall into the category of high income earners.
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DSCC Repurposes the Whiteboard for Palin
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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of Senate Democrats, is having some fun a
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White House Wants to Know if Games Can Combat Obesity
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OPM Director John Berry discusses closing the government on Federal News Radio
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry has agreed to be on the hot seat for some cold hard facts.
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Grow, Grow, Grow
Peter DiGiammarino, CEO of Compusearch, likes growth. In fact, it may be more accurate to say he loves it.
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How-To: Run a CityCamp (or a Barcamp)
Cool video how-tos on "How To - Run a CityCamp" from Steve Clift of e-democracy that is relevant to running any barcamp
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Labor coalition raises questions about generic drug prices for some feds
Report comes as Congress considers regulation of pharmacy benefit managers in federal health plan.
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Should The Government in DC Open Tuesday?
The Washington Post is polling on that question right now. I'm voting yes, if only because I'm starting to go stir crazy in my apartment, and Atlantic Media's offices are closed on snow days.
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Poor reviews for Census Super Bowl ad
A screenshot from Sunday night's Census Bureau ad. Contractual restrictions prohibit the agency from providing embed code so you can watch the ad in this space. (Image courtesy of U.S.
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Snow or No, Federal Agencies Get "Open" Pages Up in Time
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Private & Public Abundance: The Fuel Behind the United States’ 20th-Century Rise
I just returned from a (smooth and perfect) two-weeks cross country trip through Panama, my home country.
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Government Game
Hello All, I know that it is a snow day for many individuals on the east coast today (or at least I know that our nonprofit corporate office stationed in Pennsylvania is having a snow-day), so I thoug
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Open Government Initiative - Share Your Ideas
The White House required all agencies to establish websites for sharing ideas using the free IdeaShare system.
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Visualization Platform Gives Stakeholders Sneak Peek of New Applications
With collaboration tool, governments can create interactive mockup applications, receive feedback early on to prevent cost overruns.
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City and State Take Different Open Source Paths
There are a lot of unknowns, and policies for governing the open source "wilderness" aren't well defined -- if at all.
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