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ARTICLE  Accessibility Best Practices Webinars

Date: September 12, 2012
Type: Article

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BLOG  Hitting the Ground Running With the Digital Strategy

Date: June 21, 2012
Type: 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...

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NEWS  Cloud Computing Update: Best Practices for Acquiring IT as a Service

Date: February 24, 2012
Type: 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,...

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BLOG  FDCCI – Lowering Costs & Environmental Impact of Government IT

Date: October 07, 2011
Type: 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.

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ARTICLE  The Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative

Date: October 07, 2011
Type: Article

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BLOG  Agile Software Development in the Executive Office of the President

Date: September 26, 2011
Type: 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...

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NEWS  Join The National Dialogue on .gov Websites

Date: September 19, 2011
Type: 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...

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ARTICLE  Shutting Down Duplicative Data Centers

Date: July 20, 2011
Type: Article

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BLOG  Shutting Down Duplicative Data Centers

Date: July 20, 2011
Type: 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.

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ARTICLE  IT Workforce Committee

Date: June 27, 2011
Type: Article

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ARTICLE  Best Practices: Global Acquisition and Assistance System

Date: June 06, 2011
Type: Article

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ARTICLE  Best Practices: Monthly IT Investment Self-Assessments

Date: June 06, 2011
Type: Article

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ARTICLE  Census Paper Data Capture Quality

Date: June 06, 2011
Type: Article

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ARTICLE  JUTNet Managed Network Service

Date: June 02, 2011
Type: Article

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BLOG  From Data to Apps: Putting Government Information to Work for You

Date: May 20, 2011
Type: 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...

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ARTICLE  Top Ten Things CIOs Should Know about Accessibility

Date: May 05, 2011
Type: Article

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NEWS  IT Reform: Energy TechStat Examines Identity Program

Date: May 03, 2011
Type: 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...

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ARTICLE  Best Practices: Improving Contracts

Date: April 26, 2011
Type: Article

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ARTICLE  Best Practices: SSA Program Manager Development Practices

Date: April 26, 2011
Type: Article

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pdf  Final Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010

Date: April 13, 2011
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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)...

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