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Doug Beizer
InfoZen to support product testing at Patent Office
InfoZen Inc. will provide verification testing services for new products deployed within the Patent and Trademark Office under a new 10-year, $22 million contract.
- By Doug Beizer
Survey shows gains in opinion about open government
A new survey about open government found that 53 percent of responders think that the federal government is more open today than when President Barack Obama was inaugurated.
- By Doug Beizer
Lawmaker wants more technology for transparency
A new House bill would require the use of technologies to increase disclosures from lobbyists and lawmakers.
- By Doug Beizer
Social media likely coming to Vets health portal
Veterans Affairs officials plan to add social-media style tools to the portal veterans use to access health records, a VA officials said today at the 2010 FOSE conference.
- By Doug Beizer
DRC to assist Coast Guard modernization efforts
DRC will support several modernization efforts at the Coast Guard under a new $5 million, 5-year contract.
- By Doug Beizer
Online project aims to mine difficult-to-find government data
The Data Mine project is seeking tips about government information that is inaccessible or difficult to find.
- By Doug Beizer
Irish group offers 100,000 euros prizes for good ideas
Similar to efforts under way in the United States, an Irish group is offering prize money for ideas on how to boost business and create jobs.
- By Doug Beizer
The key to making cloud computing work is more basic than you think
Agencies must consider hardware upgrades when virtualization projects move beyond pilot programs, industry experts say.
- By Doug Beizer
ICF wins new verification work
ICF International will provide verification and validation for HUD information technology support contracts under a new contract.
- By Doug Beizer
Opportunities abound when agencies look to the cloud
Contractors will have a chance to play a significant role in the government's move to make data more open to the public and other agencies, which likely will involve cloud computing.
- By Doug Beizer
Israeli soldier's Facebook status: In prison and kicked out of his unit for compromising mission
An Israeli soldier was disciplined for revealing details about a planned raid of a Palestinian village on his Facebook page, according to several media reports.
- By Doug Beizer
Contractor needed for social media initiative
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is looking for a contractor to build content management and social networking Web sites in its effort to become more open and transparent.
- By Doug Beizer
ASRC to support NASA's Stennis Space Center
ASRC Research and Technology Solutions will provide information and technical services to NASA’s Stennis Space Center under a new $54.5 million contract.
- By Doug Beizer
GSA sponsors video contest
GSA officials say they will give $2,500 to the person who creates the best video that shows how USA.gov made life better.
- By Doug Beizer
DOD details strict flash drive rules
A DOD policy that bans using flash drives was relaxed recently because of adjustments made to Defense Department computer systems. But that doesn't mean there are no more limitations on their use.
- By Doug Beizer
CollabNet acquires project management provider
CollabNet, the provider of the software development platform behind the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Forge.mil, has acquired Danube, a provider of Scrum project management solutions.
- By Doug Beizer
Paperwork Reduction Act review coming soon
Policies that make it difficult for federal agencies to use social media also may soon be modified, White House official says.
- By Doug Beizer
Astronaut sends wife flowers from space via the Internet
NASA Commander Jeff Williams used the Internet access aboard the International Space Station to send his wife flowers.
- By Doug Beizer
Alion to assist Navy with ship modernization
Alion Science and Technology will provide acquisition management support to the Navy for modernization of various ships under a new contract.
- By Doug Beizer