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Considerations and Lessons Learned for Federal Agency Implementation of DNS Security Extensions and E-mail Authentication
Date: April 16, 2012Type: Article
Federal Government Adoption of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)Frequently Asked Questions Updated: November 4, 2011
Date: November 04, 2011Type: Doc (Microsoft Word is required to view this file)
In September 2010, OMB issued a memorandum requiring federal agencies to operationally deploy native Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) for public Internet servers and internal applications that communicate with public servers. This new directive builds upon an August 2005 memorandum, M-05-22,...
GSA’s Per Diem Rates Go Mobile
Date: August 11, 2011Type: News
On August 4, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched their Per Diem Mobile App for iPhone and BlackBerry, allowing users to look up Federal...
From Data to Apps: Putting Government Information to Work for You
Date: May 20, 2011Type: 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...
Open Sourcing the IT Dashboard & the TechStat Process
Date: March 31, 2011Type: Blog
We launched the IT Dashboard and the TechStat Accountability Sessions to improve IT transparency and accountability across the Federal Government. The Dashboard has helped us shine a light on IT projects, providing performance data to fuel TechStat reviews, which have led to over $3 billion in...
USDA Atlas Offers New Insight Into Our “Food Environment”
Date: February 02, 2011Type: News
The USDA Food Environment Atlas, which marks its first anniversary this month, offers Americans new ways to explore the factors that shape their food choices, the quality of their diets, and their health. The Atlas was recently...
2010 Instilled Greater Transparency and Stakeholder Engagement at HUD
Date: January 04, 2011Type: Blog
As the new year begins and we look back over 2010, a couple of significant accomplishments come to mind. The first has to do with our efforts to increase the discipline with which we manage our investment in IT. We have made significant improvements in this area and these improvements are grounded...
Targeted Tools for Small Business
Date: January 04, 2011Type: News
The new Small Business Administration (SBA) website, SBA.gov, provides small business owners with quick access to personalized information, now within dramatically fewer clicks.
At the heart of the website is a dynamic tool called...
Delivering for the American People
Date: January 03, 2011Type: Pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this file)
Memorandum for Agency Chief Information Officers from Vivek Kundra, U.S. Chief Information Officer, reflecting on key accomplishments over the past two years in closing the technology gap to deliver results for the American people.
National Archives Speeds Up Declassification
Date: December 16, 2010Type: News
Whether it takes 100 days or 100 years, eventually classified information loses its potential to harm U.S. security interests. Sheryl Shenberger, Director of the National Declassification Center (NDC) at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), noted that the problem is deciding...
Harnessing Innovation To Amplify Mission Success
Date: November 18, 2010Type: Article
FBI Targets Better Website Functionality
Date: November 02, 2010Type: News
With estimated losses running as high as $6 billion annually, crimes related to art and antiquities—including theft, fraud, looting, and trafficking—don’t make a pretty picture.
Big Ideas Come from Everywhere
Date: September 22, 2010Type: Article
Big Ideas Come from Everywhere: Promoting Innovation Through Challenge.Gov
Date: September 22, 2010Type: News
Great minds don’t always think alike, which is why the General Services Administration (GSA) launched Challenge.gov, an online platform that encourages diverse public participation and a variety of innovative solutions to the problems facing Federal Government.
Information Security Committee
Date: August 03, 2010Type: Article
Improving the Accessibility of Government Information
Date: July 19, 2010Type: Pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this file)
The President identified transparency, participation, and collaboration as the principles of an open government in his January 21, 2009, Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, which requires that government information and data be accessible to all citizens. To ensure that persons with...
USA.gov Consolidates Mobile Apps
Date: July 16, 2010Type: Article
Public Sector Cloud Computing Case Study: World-Wide Telescope
Date: July 15, 2010Type: News
Nebula, NASA's cloud-computing platform, is helping NASA to engage the public through the viewing and exploration of the Moon and Mars in unprecedented...
State of Public Sector Cloud Computing - NASA
Date: July 15, 2010Type: Article
Wanted: Cool Apps That Fight Crime
Date: July 14, 2010Type: News
When mobile phone users get tired of playing games, they can download a seriously cool app—one that helps the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) find fugitives, terrorists, and missing...
