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  • 'See' Your Snail Mail: USPS Pursues Mobile, Bar Code Technologies

    'See' Your Snail Mail: USPS Pursues Mobile, Bar Code Technologies
    Technology will allow seeing snail mail from far away. The U.S. Postal Service has been busy pursuing innovative ideas and new technology to trim its growing debt, streamline unneeded services ...
    2012-05-15T16:15:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • CDC Looks To Virtual Conferences Over Costlier Onsite Events

    CDC Looks To Virtual Conferences Over Costlier Onsite Events
    With the spectacle of the out-of-control GSA conference in Las Vegas in his rear view mirror, CDC's social media guru Adam Arthur has his work cut out developing virtual conferences for the federal ...
    2012-05-09T15:51:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • GSA Hits Refresh Button on Mobile Apps Galleries

    GSA Hits Refresh Button on Mobile Apps Galleries
    The federal government is gaining traction in the mobile application arena with the launch of a redesigned version of the USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov mobile apps galleries on Wednesday. The new ...
    2012-05-03T08:52:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • Congress To Federal Workers: 'The Party's Over'

    Congress To Federal Workers: 'The Party's Over'
    In an effort to ensure taxpayers won't be footing any more big bills for lavish Las Vegas parties, lawmakers have approved the first of what could be several new rules governing events for federal ...
    2012-04-26T11:30:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • FAA Inspectors Test iPads

    FAA Inspectors Test iPads
    As part of a plan to upgrade technology and support a mobile workforce, Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are taking part in a pilot project using iPads to conduct safety checks on airline ...
    2012-04-25T11:38:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • How GSA Could Have Saved Taxpayers 75%

    How GSA Could Have Saved Taxpayers 75%
    The scandal that's pushed GSA into the ethical spotlight could have been easily avoided if the agency's officials had followed their own rules and cost-saving measures to plan the event that's now ...
    2012-04-24T08:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • 'Top-To-Bottom' Restructuring Could Be Part Of GSA's Redemption Effort

    Acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini said he's now considering a "top-to-bottom" restructuring of the agency in an effort to regain accountability and integrity after a rogue band of employees ...
    2012-04-19T16:49:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • GSA Hearing Reveals Bribery Investigation, Employee Travel Suspended

    GSA Hearing Reveals Bribery Investigation, Employee Travel Suspended
    The first congressional hearing into the GSA's Las Vegas conference scandal revealed investigations into possible bribes and kickbacks and that the agency is forcing two employees to pay the ...
    2012-04-16T18:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • NARA's 1940 Census Launch Delivers Lessons In Big Data, Cloud Computing

    When it comes to big data and high public demand, the cloud can be a federal agency's salvation. That's what the National Archives and Records Administration learned during the recent and ...
    2012-04-16T08:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • FDA Launches Mobile Device To Find Tainted Eggs

    FDA Launches Mobile Device To Find Tainted Eggs
    The Food and Drug Administration has turned a mobile tablet that it calls the "Egg Pad" into a virtual detective squad to uncover the presence of tainted eggs and health violations during farm ...
    2012-04-09T14:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.