Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies

Federal agencies can join the legion of amateur cooks and interior designers in posting photos to Pinterest now that the social media site has added federally friendly terms of service, the General Services Administration  announced  Jan. 8.

The General Services Administration has closed an online storefront for software-as-a-service closely associated with former Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra. The online store, apps.gov, was shut down "in an effort to provide streamlined customer service," GSA said in a statement , using language not dissimilar from its September 2009 announcement of the storefront's creation.

Various efforts by the Office of Management and Budget and General Services Administration to boost the White House information technology agenda will continue to receive funding this fiscal year