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Cass Sunstein remembers a special date

The administrator of the White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shared a special personal memory in his keynote speech at the Brookings Institution.

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VA hires IT client advocates

VA CIO Roger Baker said he has hired three advocates as liaisons between the IT office and VA divisions.

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Gary Bass to leave OMB Watch

He founded the group 28 years ago.

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Rapper wakes up Gov 2.0 crowd at FedTalks event

D.C.-based CIOs now can claim their own original rap lyrics thanks to comedian GoRemy.

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Navy releases social media handbook

The Navy has published a handbook with tips on "friending" and "following" between commanders and subordinates.

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DOD, VA consider more integration for EHR systems

The Veterans Affairs Department and the Defense Department are seeking to modernize their patient health record systems.

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VA's Baker kids about new location of NHIN project

Roger Baker of the Veterans Affairs Department knows how to keep reporters on their toes.

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This just in from the 'Department of Redundancy Reduction Department'

GSA's Gwynne Kostin offered a humorous take on efforts to improve federal workforce productivity during the FedScoop FedTalks 2010 conference.

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DOD brainstorms new digital health record system

The Defense Department is preparing for the next-generation Electronic Health Record Way Ahead project with a study of alternatives that will be discussed this month.

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DOD unhappy with electronic records upgrade

The Defense Department should learn from the problems with its AHLTA medical records system before buying a new system, GAO says.

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Roger Baker razzes reporters on lost BlackBerrys

The CIO of Veterans Affairs has been doing a lot of explaining about lost and stolen BlackBerrys at the agency.

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Light moments from the Gov 2.0 Summit

The Gov 2.0 Summit offered some humor along with examining the ups and downs of government transparency.

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DOD's social media chief signs out

Floyd Price is leaving his DOD post in charge of social media programs after a year on the job.

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Bolden comments on employees, contractors at NASA IT Summit

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke at the first-ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

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DOD bill allows agency heads to prohibit firms from procurements

Federal contractor groups are up in arms about a provision in the defense authorization bill that they believe will result in secret blacklists against their members.

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GSA's Bev Godwin discusses 'face-tweeting'

The new media director said White House staffers used that term to describe simultaneous Facebook and Twitter posting.

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Money pit: $3B in cost overruns for Coast Guard's Deepwater procurement

The Coast Guard's Deepwater asset procurement program has seen its costs skyrocket while its performance capabilities degrade, according to a new report from the GAO.

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Defense Department creates online hub for social media

The Pentagon has set up an online social media hub to better coordinate policies and to provide online links to service sites on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the like.