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Feb 24, 2010

TechStat: Improving Government Performance

In June 2009, we launched the IT Dashboard, which allows the American people to monitor IT investments across the Federal government. The IT Dashboard, which has received over 86 million hits, shines light into the operations of the Federal government. However, it is not ...

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SOURCE: ITDashboard Blog Feed

Feb 17, 2010

Mobility and Meteorology

The federal government is open for business here in the national capital area, after four and a half days of closures due to historic snowfalls last week. We are slowly returning to normal, and it felt good to get out of the house and into the office on Friday (even though ...

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SOURCE: Around the Corner

Mar 12, 2010

How Young is Too Young for Social Media?

As many of you know, the birth of my first child (a boy!) is imminent. We just crossed the 39-week mark yesterday and we are just buzzing with excitement in the Krzmarzick household. So I set up a Twitter handle for him already: @WizKidKriz And, of course, I am planning to ...

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SOURCE: Generation Shift

Blog: Open Government: Open to Suggestions

Let’s be honest – if Uncle Sam were in retail, he’d be the DMV – long lines, uncomfortable chairs, “soviet” customer service. Just take a number, pay your money, and shut up. And, here c

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SOURCE: MeriTalk Updates

Mar 19, 2010

Life 100 Years Ago: My Centenarian Cousin

"Who would want to be 100 years old?" "Anyone who is 99," goes the joke. I can't tell you how happy I'll be in a few weeks. My family and I will gather in Chicago to celebrate my second cousin's 100th birthday. Hattie is going strong—doesn't take any ...

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SOURCE: Gov Gab: Your U.S. Government Blog

Feb 18, 2010

Top 10 in 2010

Wow, 2009 went by very quickly. The Department achieved a great deal of success in the IM/IT cyberspace domain, providing better information to the warfighters faster and more securely. We continued to roll out Navy ERP, moved closer toward achieving the Naval Networking ...

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SOURCE: DON CIO - Blog