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NASA Launches New iPad Application

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NASA has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application for the iPad providing videos, stories and NASA information all in one place.

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Urban farming: It’s a growth business

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Urban farming may sound like an oxymoron, but judging from the 375-person sell-out crowd at the first Urban Farm Summit in Washin

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Promoting Innovation through Prize and Challenge Programs

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Promoting innovation through prizes and challenges has steadily become an accepted policy throughout many US government departments and agencies over the past few years.

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In honor of Hurricane Earl: Your favorite songs about storms?

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As the reports of Hurricane Earl's strength get less serious (thank goodness!), we can all breathe a sigh of relief and start to have some fun with it.

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Public Safety Communications and LTE: Nationwide Mobile Public Safety Broadband Network

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In April 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC)

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Nominate your CTO Innovator of the Year

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Washington Technology and NVTC have joined forces to recognize the top innovators working for government contractors.

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New Online Director for Lessig and Trippi's Election Reform Group

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A bit of industry staffing news: Larry Lessig announced this morning that Fix Congress

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BWI Airport, Workers to Benefit From Recovery Act Funds

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Photo: BWI Airport

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Inside the libraries of federal leaders

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With Labor Day ahead of us and many folks heading out of town, I thought it would be the perfect time to share the leadership books recommended by some of the federal leaders I've recently interviewed

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Should Government Pamper Its Citizens?

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Apropos of yesterday's item that touched on public expectations for what government should do, apparently among the things we as Americans expect government to handle for us is diaper rash.

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Four short links: 3 Sep 2010

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  1. Arranging Things: The Rhetoric of Object Placement (Amazon) -- [...] the underlyi
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Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links - September 3, 2010

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Going in circles, or a revolution? In Texas, a Small Town Hopes for a Gov

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The Changing Relationship Between Accountability and Responsibility

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Collaborative technologies apply flattening pressure to hi

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CBP failed to follow basic security practices to protect financial systems

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Administrators didn't review employees' rights to access files, enforce stringent password requirements, or block users from logging on after several failed attempts.

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Feds to pay less for hotels in major cities in 2011

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GSA has issued per diem rates for lodging for next year. Most hotels in major cities saw a decrease, including $15 for Washington, $71 in New York City and $45 in Chicago.

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Iraq combat changes won't affect entitlements

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Learn more in today's Defense Report

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5 ways to use social media for better emergency response

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More people now use social media tools to report emergencies or call for help, and they expect government response agencies to be actively engaged in using the technology, too.

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Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links – September 3, 2010

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Going in circles, or a revolution?
In Texas, a Small Town Hopes for a Gov 2.0 Makeover Miracle

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Retirement Planning: Understanding CSRS Offset

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The peculiarities of the niche retirement system aimed largely at people who had a break in federal service at some point.

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San Francisco’s Open Data Efforts On Display

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BP oil spill proves fertile ground for procurement

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Federal agencies have spent almost $126 million in Gulf Coast contracts.

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San Francisco's Open Data Efforts On Display

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San Francisco's aggressive open data efforts were on display this week, as civic and technology leaders took the stage at sf.govfresh

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Army moves on plan to build next combat vehicle

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Officials aim to develop flexible, lethal model that taps best features of current fleet.

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McDonnell orders independent review of 'unacceptable' computer failure

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced that an independent commission will be formed to review the weeklong computer failure that affected many state agencies.

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Alabama county weighs SAP

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Jefferson County, Ala., may scrap $12 million system due to performance issues.

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Agency aims to play matchmaker with new hiring tool

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The national intelligence office is developing a site that would pair job applicants with suitable federal vacancies.

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New 2 Gov: How Does It Feel to Be Hated

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Alright so first off let me outline the premise of this new blog series.

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From Nextgov.com: Scientists view cybersecurity as an intimidating conundrum

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Former National Science Foundation executive says technical issues and the enormity of the task make securing the Internet and networks 'the most difficult challenge' for researchers.

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FCC.gov poised for an overdue overhaul

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For an agency that is charged with regulating communications, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has been a bit behind

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Building more secure buildings

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Ensuring buildings are safe from the ground up.

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SSA disagrees with IG on data center site recommendations

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The Social Security Administration accepts half of its inspector general's advice for site selection for a new data center.

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Behind the Curtain: Communications in the Acquisition Process

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From The Acquisition Corner

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Announces Independent Review of 'Unacceptable' Computer Outage

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A damaged storage area network was fully repaired as of Thursday, Sept. 2, according to Northrop Grumman.

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Emergency Managers Collaborate on New Strategies to Feed People During Disasters

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The new Multi-Agency Feeding Plan Template is designed to make mass feeding across jurisdictions easier.

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Google Earth Helps Identify Code Violators in Mecklenburg County, N.C.

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With aerial imaging technology, code enforcement officials can verify complaints from residents about neighborhood violations.

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Kaiser: Employees’ share of health care costs rising

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The Kaiser Family Foundation today released a sobering report about the state of health care cos

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Technology designed to speed hiring often hinders the process, survey shows

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HR specialists say incompatible systems and limited online tools make it difficult to match qualified candidates with jobs.

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Soundbytes: ATC Modernization, DISA and Long Commutes

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A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

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Meeting Half-way: Becoming Citizen 2.0

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In 2005, William Eggers released a book titled "Government 2.0." Its cover

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Pentagon banks on teamwork to meet Gates mandate

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The Pentagon has commissioned five teams of defense officials and experts to take on different aspects of realizing plans to cut the Defense Department budget by $100 million in the next five years, a

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The Week in Comments: Postal angst, per diems and Oval Office decor

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The best in reader reaction to recent articles.

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GAO ranks near top of best-to-work-for-agency list

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GAO scored number two on the best agency to work for list. How do they get there?

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Best places to work in the federal government

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The Partnership for Public Service ranks the best -- and worst -- places to work in the federal government for 2010.

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Study: EHR Revenue to Double by 2012

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Photo: NIH

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Scientists view cybersecurity as an intimidating conundrum

http://www.nextgov.com

Former National Science Foundation executive says technical issues and the enormity of the task make securing the Internet and networks 'the most difficult challenge' for researchers.

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Agency aims to play matchmaker with new hiring tool

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The national intelligence office is developing a site that would pair job applicants with suitable federal vacancies.

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Clearing the Cache: Vote Early! Though I'd Rather You Didn't

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An inside look at the best agencies list

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Learn more from the Partnership for Public Service's Tim McManus

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Is cybersecurity funding asymmetrical?

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learn more in today's cybersecurity update

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State, local education agencies flunk stimulus law transparency tests

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GAO found only 9 percent of the spending descriptions fully met the law's transparency criteria, such as for clear and complete information.

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