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},{"title" :"CX Day In Government: How We All Shape The Customer Journey","summary" : "During National Customer Service Week, it’s a great time for organizations across industry and government to celebrate putting customers at the center of our work and to think about what we can do to improve our customers’ end-to-end experiences. When you think this big, it can be a little daunting, but the good news is","date" : "2016-10-07T11:00:21-0500","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"matthew-ford" : "Matthew Ford"},"topics" : {
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"content-strategy" : "Content strategy",
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},{"title" :"Near… FAR… Wherever you are….","summary" : "The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) made history today by releasing the first ever iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). And while a tome about the complex rules governing the federal government’s purchasing process may not sound like a bestseller, the FAR is essential reading not just for federal contracting officers and federal","date" : "2016-10-06T11:00:20-0500","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jeff-koses" : "Jeff Koses"},"topics" : {
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},{"title" :"Managing Federal Information as a Strategic Resource","summary" : "Summary: Today, OMB is releasing an update to Circular A-130, the Federal Government’s governing document for the management of Federal information resources. Today the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing an update to the Federal Government’s governing document for the management of Federal information resources: Circular A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource.","date" : "2016-07-27T15:00:01-0500","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"tony-scott" : "Tony Scott","howard-shelanski" : "Howard Shelanski","anne-rung" : "Anne Rung","marc-groman" : "Marc Groman"},"topics" : {
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"content-strategy" : "Content strategy",
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"content-strategy" : "Content strategy",
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},{"title" :"Using Plain Language to Bridge the Gap Between Government and Industry","summary" : "Much of our work with government partners to deliver better digital services has resulted in full websites, applications, and embarking on large-scale transformation efforts. In addition to those types of projects, we also work on shorter, faster, smaller-scale projects designed to show our partners different points of view and different techniques to approach their most","date" : "2016-06-23T13:30:02-0500","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"ryan-sibley" : "Ryan Sibley"},"topics" : {
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"content-strategy" : "Content strategy",
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"acquisition" : "Acquisition",
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