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Putting the “Gov” in Web Content Governance

Posted by: Natalya Minkovsky, Director of Strategy Mar 21, 2011

From a small local business to a government agency with international reach, to succeed online, every organization needs a solid plan to create, deliver, and govern its content. Government agencies are some of the largest and highest-profile organizations out there, and have a wealth of...

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Rock Creek Roundup (March 18 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Mar 18, 2011

A new cyber security bill debuts in Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services says that marketing is the key to getting developers excited about federal data, local government officials follow five steps to move to a paperless office, and GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative...

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Rock Creek Roundup (March 11 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Mar 10, 2011

Retirees give the Social Security Administration an A+ on its online benefits application form, the General Services Administration brings the concept of cloud computing down to earth, local governments in Georgia give Smart911 a try, and Men’s Health names the nation’s most socially networked...

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Putting All Your Chips on the Proprietary Solution? Open Source May be a Smarter Bet

Posted by: Jessica Richmond, Managing Director Mar 09, 2011

Recently, Metro disclosed that it had unfortunately fallen into the proprietary systems “trap” with its SmarTrip software application—the short story being that Metro’s fare card vendor went under and took the proprietary fare card technology with them. And although I’m sure that Metro...

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Rock Creek Roundup (March 4 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Mar 04, 2011

Apps@State to enable mobile diplomacy, online learning helps National Guard and Reserve members transition to civilian life, and GSA launches a public URL shortener, all in this week’s Rock Creek Roundup.

The State Department added another digital tool to its 21st Century statecraft toolbox with...

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Rock Creek Roundup (February 25, 2011)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Feb 25, 2011

The Veterans Administration takes steps toward an open source approach for patient records management, city government officials in Florida devise a unique way to protect the city’s IT infrastructure from hurricanes, TileMap offers government agencies a cost-effective custom mapping solution, and...

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Rock Creek Roundup (February 18, 2011)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Feb 18, 2011

A California Representative introduces legislation to protect consumer privacy online, state and local government employ crowdsourcing tools to gather citizen feedback, CIA gets social, President Obama has dinner plans with some of the best known representatives of the high tech industry, and...

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Rock Creek Roundup (February 11, 2011)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Feb 11, 2011

The General Services Administration unveils a sustainability tool, Seattle government makes interacting with the city easier with a single login, Jeff Pon gives tips on addressing the boss’s concerns about telework, and FEMA uses Twitter to talk and to listen, all in this week’s version of the...

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Rock Creek Roundup (January 28 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Jan 28, 2011

North Carolina aims to use data to predict health crises, NASA moves NSSC to the cloud, the Secret Service turns to technology to makeover a long-used training tool, suggestions for preserving Gov 2.0 data in the cloud, and the IRS helps you track your refund, all in this week’s version of the...

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Rock Creek Roundup (January 21 Edition)

Posted by: Meagen Ryan, Director of Strategy Jan 21, 2011

DoD’s social media policy shifts, Facebook gives government agencies some friendly advice, NASA has an app for that, research firm IDC releases its predictions for government IT in 2011, and New York City cuts through the red tape of starting a business with an innovative portal, all in this...

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