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Parsing open source at the State Department

http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/02/open-source-tech-at-state.html



Tech@State: Oh, the places we STILL need to go...…

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7:45-8:30    Registration, Light Breakfast, Networking



8:30-8:35    Welcome (Loy Henderson Auditorium)



8:35-8:45    OSS at State

Susan Swart, CIO, U.S. Department of State



8:50-9:55    What We're Doing With Open Source or Where Government 'Gets it'

Aneesh Chopra, CTO of the United States

Macon Phillips, White House New…

This OSFA report will surely be among the topics at our Feb. 11 Open Source event, but here's an excerpt of their conclusions:

"As previously discussed, Open Source for America recognizes that this is the first year under which agencies are operating under their Open Government Plans. As such, the results show solid commitment to transparency and public feedback, as well as…

The United States' CIO, Vivek Kundra, today issued a new memo instructing government IT officials to consider purchases "free of preconceived preferences based on how the teclmology is developed, licensed or distributed." This means, the memo says, that open-source products should be part of the mix. News, for the federal government.

See more at http://cio.gov/documents/technology-neutrality.pdf