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SPOTLIGHT: White House: A platform for contests
The White House is taking competitions to a new level. It's developing a web-based platform to manage contests that federal agencies launch to further their missions. The idea is to encourage federal... Read more...
GSA's multi-billion dollar networking contract
The General Services Administration (GSA) has released a draft proposal of its Connections II contract, a major 10-year proposal that will make a number of networking and IT services available to... Read more...
GSA refines its cloud strategy
The General Services Administration is turning a page on its plans to offer cloud infrastructure services to government agencies. Although it released a request for quotations nearly a year ago, GSA... Read more...
Kundra plans mobile apps store
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra is planning a mobile apps website to help expand the use of mobile devices for both for federal workers and the public. It's the latest idea from the IT innovator now leading... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Telework talk across government
There is an increased effort to promote telework in the federal government and to get employee feedback. The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration have created a new... Read more...
GSA: Help us improve USA.gov
The General Services Administration has launched a new forum called "Your Voice Matters." It's a site for the public to discuss and submit suggestions for improving USA.gov and making it more user... Read more...
Data.gov - 10 Hot Sites for Government Transparency
There are no longer any reasons to complain about the lack of access to government data. The new government site, Data.gov, will give you every dataset you have ever dreamed about. Information is... Read more...
Apps.gov - 10 Hot Sites for Government Transparency
The federal government is not just flirting with cloud computing, it is moving directly into the cloud. A new site called Apps.gov makes it easier for federal agencies to get the cloud services they... Read more...
House of Representatives unplugs its last mainframe
It was the end of an era for mainframe at the House of Representatives and the beginning of a greener one. The last mainframe in the House was just unplugged after spending 12 years keeping the... Read more...
Input: $180 billion in federal IT contracts in 2010
The budget will be increasing significantly next year for information technology spending at civilian agencies, according to market research firm Input. The 20 largest federal IT projects in 2010 are... Read more...
