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Mobile, Cloud-Based Security Top Concerns for Government Healthcare Organizations
The flip side of those numbers, however, show 42 percent to be anywhere from "somewhat compliant" to not compliant with security requirements. Thirty-five percent don't have a risk management plan, or are only just now developing or updating those plans, according to the survey.
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Motivating Developers to Attend and Make Meaningful Contributions at Civic Hackathons
Mark Headd has some interesting thoughts on encouraging better participation at civic hackathons, suggesting perhaps a registration fee would drive more reliable participation. For those who will be at SXSW this year, he’s also giving a talk on lessons learned in organizing events such as these.
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My Own Fellowship Year
Other than being a parent and a partner, Code for America has been the most important thing in my life for the past three years. I can’t imagine that it won’t remain so for many years to come. Read More »
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Mzalendo Portal Relaunches with More Kenya Political and Administrative Info
Mzalendo, an information portal that hosts information on government, politicians and administrative regions in Kenya was relaunched today morning at the iHub Nairobi. The relaunch was attended by among others Mugo Kibati, Director General Vision 2030, Paul Kukubo, CEO, Kenya ICT Board CEO and John Githongo, former Kenya Anti Corruption Commission head.
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NationBuilder Brings Community Software To Government
NationBuilder Vice President of Community Adriel Hampton introduces the company’s newest offering, NationBuilder Government. Read More »
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New National CTO Plans to Expand Lean Thinking to All Federal Agencies
If Todd Park can find entrepreneurs in federal agencies and unleash a flood of health data, leaders in big hospitals and pharma companies can also use startup techniques to change business as usual. Park says that with his new promotion, he will seek out entrepreneurs in all governmental agencies to expand the success Health and Human Services has had with open data initiatives.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Says Government Must Embrace Tech, Be Open Source
Monday afternoon Newark Mayor Cory Booker crossed the Hudson River to chat at the OnMedia NYC conference about changes he believes government can make through technology. His administration uses social media to get residents more active in improving their community... Read More »
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NIST Updates Smart Grid Security Framework
Upgrading the country's electrical infrastructure to a modern "Smart Grid" is a pressing cybersecurity issue, many experts argue. It's also the goal of a new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology setting out a finalized framework for a revamped power grid as well as its interoperability standards. Read More »
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Obama's Budget Cuts Fed IT by $586 Million
President Barack Obama has slashed almost $600 million from last year’s federal IT funding in his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. If enacted, the proposal would put total federal IT spending at just under $78.9 billion, a 0.7 percent reduction from fiscal 2012. Read More »
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Obama's Second-Term Management Agenda To Focus On People Power
The architects of President Barack Obama's second-term management agenda say changing the culture of the federal workforce — not just technology — is driving the administration's efforts to make government more innovative. Read More »
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Obama's Technology Guru On Opening The Data Vault: Todd Park On 6 Ways Non-Secret Government Data Has Been Put To Work
Just back from a foreign trip and a holiday vacation, the president returned to work Monday by talking about government efficiency. Read More »
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Obesity Worsened During Economic Downturn: Poor Buying More Cheap Junk Food
Since the economic downturn of the past five years, obesity increased in many developed countries and remained stable in a few. Read More »
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Officials, Industry Preparing For More Mobile Government
[Steven VanRoekel is] now spearheading an effort to modernize the government’s technology, pushing to make more information available to citizens and allow its employees to do more work on the go. But moving the federal government to tablets, smartphones and applications isn’t as simple as signing a cellphone contract or building a 99-cent app. Read More »
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OK, I Admit It. I Have a Mancrush on the New Federal CTO, Todd Park
I couldn't be more delighted by the announcement today that Todd Park has been named the new Chief Technology Officer for the United States, replacing Aneesh Chopra. Read More »
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Op-Ed: There’s A Leadership Void In Addressing Critical Geospatial Issues
Last month, nearly 1,000 global government and industry representatives from around the world attended a Mexico-hosted conference on the economic, societal and governmental benefits of geospatial technology. Notably absent were U.S. government officials. [...] Read More »
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