State Department
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The Open Source movement has opened a window for rapid development and implementation of technological solutions in the government space, but there are unresolved issues. State\'s Paul Swider tells us about a recent conference to address some of those issues.
February 16, 2011 -
Collaboration tools like Twitter have allowed agencies to communicate directly with constituents. For the State Department this week, the constituents have been the people and governments in the Arab world.
February 14, 2011 -
We get a first hand account of what it\'s been like to go from cruise ship vacationer to evacuee from communications consultant Fern Krauss.
February 04, 2011 -
James Pettit, deputy assistant secretary for the agency\'s Overseas Citizens Services, explains the logistics of evacuating personnel and U.S. citizens from Egypt.
February 03, 2011 -
Hundreds of foreigners have evacuated from Egypt, but it hasn\'t been easy. CNN\'s Bob Costantini gives us an update on the unfolding situation.
January 31, 2011 -
Fred Burton, a former Special Agent with the Department of State\'s Diplomatic Security Service, joins host Derrick Dortch for a discussion on congressional security. January 28, 2011
January 28, 2011 -
Union membership has declined across the board in 2010 despite a substantial rise in public sector union workers compared to their private sector counterparts.
January 21, 2011 -
As the mission in Iraq winds down, a federal civilian effort increases. We get the latest details from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesman for U.S. Forces in Iraq.
January 21, 2011 -
When it comes to reducing costs and wasteful spending at agencies, IT managers are being leaned on heavily to get the job done. The Navy is moving ahead with its technology efficiency and consolidation initiative by putting the brakes on spending for new servers, server upgrades and data centers. “We are reevaluating what all of [...]
January 18, 2011 -
Joint Chiefs Chairman addresses \"our way forward in Afghanistan\" for foreign media.
January 18, 2011 -
Several departments are out ahead of the OMB mandate to consolidate data facilities over the next four years. Energy is starting small to show business owners they will get the same level of service under the new setup. Other agencies see green in cutting back on the centers-both money and energy efficiency.
January 14, 2011 -
A preview of Federal Security Spotlight with HHS\' Tom Shankweiler.
January 12, 2011 -
The collaborative tool is an example of how agencies can share information securely. Chris Bronk, a fellow for information technology policy at the James Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, explains how Diplopedia works.
January 05, 2011 -
Agency\'s policy head discusses the first-ever four-year review of the Department\'s operations, future budgets.
January 05, 2011 -
The lawyer who represented the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case writes about the differences between the two document leaks.
January 04, 2011