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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 ...
    Tags: bulk mail, innovation, intelligent mail, U.S. Postal Service
    2012-05-15T16:15:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Innovation

    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 ...
    Tags: Adam Arthur, CDC, CDC Virtual Platform Initiative, GSA Las Vegas scandal, Intellix, Stratagic Management Solutions, technology, virtual conference, virtual worlds
    2012-05-09T15:51:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Technology

    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 ...
    Tags: General Services Administratrion, gobiernoUSA.gov, GSA, Meghan Daily, mobile apps, mobile apps galleries, responsive design, usa.gov
    2012-05-03T08:52:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Management

    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 ...
    Tags: Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, federal spending, federal workers, GSA, Las Vegas, Tom Coburn
    2012-04-26T11:30:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Technology

    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 ...
    Tags: CTO, Douglas Roseboro, FAA, FAA mobility, Federal Aviation Administration, federal workers, iPad, mobile devices, mobile technology, mobile workforce, mobility task force, pilot program, workforce
    2012-04-25T11:38:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Management

    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 ...
    Tags: General Services Administration, GSA, GSA schedules, IG, Jeffrey Neely
    2012-04-24T08:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Management

    'Top-To-Bottom' Restructuring Could Be Part Of GSA's Redemption Effort

    '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 ...
    Tags: Daniel Tangherlini, GSA, GSA inspector General Brian Miller, Jeffrey Neely, Las Vegas conference, Sen. Barbara Boxer
    2012-04-19T16:49:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • Management

    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 ...
    Tags: Brian Miller, Dan Tangherlini, General Services Administration, GSA, House Oversight and Government Investigations Committee, Martha Johnson, Rep. Darrell Issa
    2012-04-16T18:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
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  • Technology

    NARA's 1940 Census Launch Delivers Lessons In Big Data, Cloud Computing

    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 ...
    Tags: 1940 census, Amazon, big data, CIO, cloud computing, Inflection, Michael Wash, NARA, national archives
    2012-04-16T08:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
  • Technology

    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 ...
    Tags: contaminated food, Department of Agriculture, Egg Pad, FDA, food recall, health violations, Innovation, mobile apps, mobile devices, tablet
    2012-04-09T14:00:00Z by Judi Hasson
    Judi Hasson Judi Hasson is a contributor to AOL Government.
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