A renaissance of government Web apps
Federal Web sites are finding innovative ways to serve the public that complement, if not rival, what’s taking place in the private sector.
10 great Web apps in government
The push toward open government and transparency has fueled quite a few of our 10 great government Web applications. We highlight the innovative ideas and approaches that gave birth to them.
OpenGov Tracker puts the best open-government ideas in one place
Two NASA developers, working on their own time and with no budget, built a site that lets the public submit, rank and comment on ideas on how agencies can best fulfill the goals of the Open Government Directive.
State site puts Haiti earthquake relief efforts in one place
The State Department's Haiti relief Web site uses multimedia and social media to provide updates on response efforts since an earthquake hit the country in January.
Widget provides one-click access to travel tips
The Summer Travel Web widget was developed by the Transportation Security Administration in conjunction with the Customs and Border Protection agency to provide travelers with easy access to helpful travel tips.
Commerce agency smooths transition to digital TV
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, working in a short time frame and with a limited budget, helped the conversion to digital TV with a Web-based program that included other, traditional avenues of communication.
Earthquakes are something to tweet about
Tweets are far from being scientific information, but the U.S. Geological Survey is finding Twitter helpful in monitoring earthquakes in real time.
Site takes the guesswork out of identifying pills
The National Library of Medicine's Pillbox Web site gives users a quick, easy way to identify the contents of a pill, with a system that narrows down the possibilities from thousands of records.
Apps for Healthy Kids gives them a game they can win
The Agriculture Department challenges application and game developers to produce tools and games that encourage kids, especially tweens, to eat healthy and exercise.
USAID leads a 3-day online jam on social issues
Global Pulse 2010, a three-day discussion on global challenges, drew nearly 7,000 participants from more than 155 countries.
How to get results from Web site action centers
The Justice Department is finding new ways to encourage visitor input on its Web pages, such as having its action center box follow users as they move on the site.
EPA puts wikis to work on ecosystem support
The Environmental Protection Agency had success with a spur-of-the-moment wiki on managing Puget Sound three years ago. Now it has an ongoing wiki to support watershed management.
Library of Congress finds a two-way street on Flickr
Posting sets of historical photos on Flickr has drawn a lot of views — new photos and information — from the public.
Task Force recommends a metric for measuring data center efficiency
Industry and government have put a premium on data center energy efficiency, frequently using energy efficiency metrics. But the metrics haven't always been applied clearly and consistently.
NOAA to get high-capacity research network
Internet2 is partnering with NOAA to provide a high-capacity network to link climate researchers with new advanced computing facilities.
Agencies trying to wring more value from virtualization
Despite challenges, agencies hope to fully adopt client, server and storage virtualization by 2015.
Microsoft pushes new directions at Partner Conference
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, discussed the company's major cloud computing efforts at the opening of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference.
The spooks have an acronym for it
The intelligence community’s Intellipedia is gaining acceptance with analysts and advisers, as a growing catalog of acronyms shows, although not to you.
Windows Intune Beta 2 service now available
Microsoft rolled out a second beta of its Windows Intune service on Monday, but availability is limited.
Do feds believe in data center consolidation?
Federal respondents to a MeritTalk/Net App survey recognize the benefits of consolidation but have doubts about how quickly the number of servers can be reduced, if at all.
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