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The Open Government Partnership – National Action Plan for the United States of America, September 20, 2011 “Over the past two and a half years, Federal agencies have done a great deal to make government more transparent and more accessible, to provide people with information that they can use in their daily lives, to solicit …
Evaluating the Use of Public Surveillance Cameras for Crime Control and Prevention – A Summary. Nancy G. La Vigne, Samantha S. Lowry, Joshua Markman, Allison Dwyer. September 19, 2011 “A growing number of cities are using surveillance cameras to reduce crime, but little research exists to determine whether theyre worth the cost. With jurisdictions across …
News release: “Want to know more about Internet safety and security? Visit the new and improved OnGuardOnline.gov for practical tips and resources on how to be safe, secure and responsible online. Created through a partnership of 16 federal agencies led by the Federal Trade Commission, its a great source of free information for your home, …
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan, 2011 2015. In developing and executing the federal health IT strategy, the government strives to “Put individuals and their interests first. In order to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, the government must meet the needs …
New release: “IDC Government Insights announced the availability of a new report, Creating More Effective Government Information and Service Channels Citizen Survey and Analysis (Document # GI229971), based on new survey data revealing that U.S. citizens expect governments to provide multiple channels for the delivery of government services information, including in person, by mail, …
The New York Times – 9/11: The Reckoning, America and the World A Decade After 9/11 “That Day – What is amazing is that in that moment, there was a moment before that we saw that plane, that second plane, and there was a moment after, and its like two different worlds, those two moments. …
News release: “As the new school year starts, the Federal Trade Commission is launching its 2011 We Dont Serve Teens consumer education campaign, which warns of the hazards of underage drinking. The FTC and a coalition of private and public groups are distributing education materials that support the legal drinking age of 21 and emphasize …
Uncle Sam at Your Service – The 2011 Federal Customer Experience Study, August 29, 2011. MeriTalk Government IT Network. “31% of Americans are very satisfied with Federal service this year, up from 24% in 2010 Americans report the biggest improvements in agency responsiveness and information consistency, where the percentage of very satisfied Americans grew from …
Mobile Learning: The Current Landscape in the Department of Defense (DoD), Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Laboratories, 10 August 2011 Version 1.0 “The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative recognizes the ubiquity of mobile devices and believes continued research regarding their use is warranted. However, ADL recognizes that the selection of mobile technology should be driven by …
“Performance.gov is a central website that provides a window on the Administrations efforts to deliver a more effective, smarter, and leaner government. The site gives the public, government agencies, Members of Congress, the media, and others a view of the progress underway in cutting waste, streamlining government, and improving performance. Performance.gov advances the commitment in …
Federal Agency Use of Electronic Media in the Rulemaking Process, by Cary Coglianese – University of Pennsylvania [via Michael Ravnitzky] “In this report, I survey the landscape of agencies contemporary efforts to use electronic media in the rulemaking process. Drawing on a review of current agency uses of the Internet, a systematic survey of regulatory …
Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, Improvements in Patch and Configuration Management Controls Can Better Protect TSAs Wireless Network and Devices (Redacted) OIG-11-99 July 2011 “Overall, TSA has implemented effective physical and logical security controls to protect its wireless network and devices. We did not detect any high-risk vulnerabilities on its wireless network …
