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Author Photo Feds Still Seeking 'Meaningful' Feedback
Mar 8, 2010
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Want to weigh in the federal government's proposed meaningful use criteria before it's written in stone? Act soon. There's only about a week left to submit your comments to the feds.

Author Photo Israeli Soldier's Facebook Faux Pas A Lesson For U.S. Military
Mar 4, 2010
Posted by J. Nicholas Hoover

This type of thing was bound to happen. A leak of sensitive military information on Facebook shows good reason -- but also holds good lessons -- for a cautious approach to soldiers' use of social media.

Author Photo As Government Opens, Ideas Pour In
Mar 1, 2010
Posted by John Foley

Over the past three weeks, 36 federal agencies and departments have deployed crowd-sourcing technology to let the public weigh in on their open government plans. So far, nearly 1,200 ideas have been posted, including the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Author Photo Michigan Beats Florida—To IT Jobs
Feb 26, 2010
Posted by Paul McDougall

Michigan has vanquished Florida again. This time it wasn't the Capital One Bowl, where the Wolverines knocked off Tim Tebow's Gators 41-35 in 2008. Rather, Michigan won a contest many would argue carries a greater prize—hundreds of good IT jobs.

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