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Accessibility Best Practices Webinars
Date: September 12, 2012Type: Article
Hitting the Ground Running With the Digital Strategy
Date: June 21, 2012Type: Blog
Last month, the Obama Administration launched the Digital Government Strategy, acomprehensive roadmap aimed at building a 21st Century Digital Government that delivers better digital services to the American people. We’ve hit the ground running and are already hard at work driving the strategy...
Cloud Computing Update: Best Practices for Acquiring IT as a Service
Date: February 24, 2012Type: News
The Administration’s Federal Cloud Computing Strategy requires agencies to default to cloud-based solutions whenever a secure, reliable and cost-effective cloud option exists – however,...
FDCCI – Lowering Costs & Environmental Impact of Government IT
Date: October 07, 2011Type: Blog
At DOT, we view FDCCI as an opportunity to leverage new technologies and surplus data center capacity to achieve further cost savings and cost avoidance.
The Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative
Date: October 07, 2011Type: Article
Agile Software Development in the Executive Office of the President
Date: September 26, 2011Type: Blog
The Office of Administration (OA) supports the President and the staff of the Executive Office of the President (EOP). Our Office faces the unique challenge of supporting multiple missions including those of the White House and the 11 components of the EOP, such as the Office of Management and...
Join The National Dialogue on .gov Websites
Date: September 19, 2011Type: News
Today the government launches an online discussion between web experts and the public on how to revamp .gov websites. The National Dialogue on Improving Federal Websites is part of the White House and General Service Administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste, an initiative to streamline how the...
Shutting Down Duplicative Data Centers
Date: July 20, 2011Type: Article
Shutting Down Duplicative Data Centers
Date: July 20, 2011Type: Blog
Just as our cell phones and computers have gotten progressively more efficient over the past decade, so too have data servers. However, the government has not taken advantage of the increasing efficiency of data storage.
IT Workforce Committee
Date: June 27, 2011Type: Article
Best Practices: Global Acquisition and Assistance System
Date: June 06, 2011Type: Article
Best Practices: Monthly IT Investment Self-Assessments
Date: June 06, 2011Type: Article
Census Paper Data Capture Quality
Date: June 06, 2011Type: Article
JUTNet Managed Network Service
Date: June 02, 2011Type: Article
From Data to Apps: Putting Government Information to Work for You
Date: May 20, 2011Type: Blog
When the Department of Defense in the 1990s released GPS data, originally developed for military use, to the public, it sparked an explosion of innovation that gave rise to tools we now use in our everyday lives – from helping us find our way in an unfamiliar city to assisting first responders...
Top Ten Things CIOs Should Know about Accessibility
Date: May 05, 2011Type: Article
IT Reform: Energy TechStat Examines Identity Program
Date: May 03, 2011Type: News
In an effort to improve the performance of one of the Department of Energy (DOE) major IT investments, an agency TechStat review was recently...
Best Practices: Improving Contracts
Date: April 26, 2011Type: Article
Best Practices: SSA Program Manager Development Practices
Date: April 26, 2011Type: Article
Final Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010
Date: April 13, 2011Type: Pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this file)
In his January 21, 2009, Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, President Obama emphasized the importance of establishing “a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration.” Plain writing is indispensable to achieving these goals. The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (the Act)...