State Department
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encourages innovators to use technology to help the world\'s most pressing problems. The idea is already in practice with the Apps 4 Africa contest, which State helps fund.
October 19, 2010 -
Alec Ross is the Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said 21st century statecraft already has provided some short-term successes.
October 14, 2010 -
Agriculture plans to update its second version of its green IT strategy this year. State is implementing power management tools and could save almost $2 million. Both agencies are making headway to change the culture of how IT is used by their respective employees.
October 06, 2010 -
Hear more from Homeland Security Editor David Silverberg
October 04, 2010 -
Congressmen Skelton and Davis say legislation would apply the lessons learned from Goldwater-Nichols Act to more than 13 agencies to help promote collaboration and understanding of each other\'s roles. The bill calls for a two-year detail for each senior official to learn how other national security agencies work.
September 30, 2010 -
A congressionally chartered commission said the State Department does not have the training or expertise to take over security operation in Iraq when the military departs at the end of 2011.
September 24, 2010 -
Senators praise Lew for experience. Committee plans to vote on his nomination next week. Lew said technology, acquisition reform and performance management are among his top non-budget priorities.
September 17, 2010 -
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released three publications today that offer policy recommendations for the QDDR team.
September 16, 2010 -
E-Mentees will be recruited through State\'s existing network of thousands of alumni from exchange programs focusing on entrepreneurship, and others who express serious interest in entrepreneurial guidance. We get details from the State Department\'s Steven Koltai.
September 03, 2010 -
A small army of American diplomats left behind is embarking on a long and perilous path to keeping Iraq from slipping back to the brink of civil war. Michael Corbin is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs for Iraq issues explains the road ahead.
August 25, 2010 -
Read more from the blog TechChange.
August 24, 2010 -
Move over Facebook and Twitter, there\'s a new social media competitor making its way through the federal government.
August 24, 2010 -
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the announcement in a video.
August 20, 2010 -
For the first time in 15 years, U.S. officials have lost their ability to inspect Russian long-range nuclear bases.
August 17, 2010 -
State plans to expand role, but might not have the budget.
August 11, 2010