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Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel released the Digital Government Strategy today.

According to the document, the Digital Government Strategy will:

· Enable the American people and an increasingly mobile workforce to access high-quality digital government information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device.

Operationalizing an information-centric model, we can architect our systems for interoperability and openness, modernize our content publication model, and deliver better, device-agnostic digital services at a lower cost.

· Ensure that as the government adjusts to this new digital world, we seize the opportunity to procure and manage devices, applications, and data in smart, secure and affordable ways.

Learning from the previous transition of moving information and services online, we now have an opportunity to break free from the inefficient, costly, and fragmented practices of the past, build a sound governance structure for digital services, and do mobile “right” from the beginning.

· Unlock the power of government data to spur innovation across our Nation and improve the quality of services for the American people.

We must enable the public, entrepreneurs, and our own government programs to better leverage the rich wealth of federal data to pour into applications and services by ensuring that data is open and machine-readable by default.

There is an aggressive timetable for implementation.

Here are key links:

VanRoekel’s blog post: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/23/roadmap-digital-government
President Obama’s Directive: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/2012digital_mem_rel.pdf
The HTML5 version of the Digital Strategy: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/egov/digital-government/digital-government.html#conclusion

Fire activity is moving east.. In New Mexico the Whitewater and Baldy fires have burned together and according to the Southwest Coordination Center Sciacca’s Type 1 Incident Management Team (IMT) has been ordered to that incident.

This is one of those things where you go “whew” a good example of a near miss or close call and these things should be talked about so they don’t happen again…..
Watch how the rotor is thrown off balance and imagine what could have happened if it would have gone down.
Communication and situational awareness could help prevent some of these things from happening…….

Be careful and watch out for the other guy because he may not be looking out for you……………

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Wal-Mart bypasses federal regulators to ban controversial flame retardant

See what we may have in store for us on a fire in wal-mart or other big box store. While most of the clothes are made from synthetics, all have had additives in the material to reduce the chances of flashing and burning. While this is a good thing depending on your view, when these chemicals are involved in a fire, what gasses do they emit? On the other hand we may see more fire instead of smouldering in a clothes store, but who knows…..

Also, we may see more people burned from clothing catching on fire, but as I read into it you just have to take your chances no matter how you go….. Slow poisoning or up in a flash….

Just something to think about…

Eric I Am: Should I Port My Number to Google Voice?

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The one last barrier for you using Google Voice full time—number porting—just got knocked down. But should you use Google Voice? Almost certainly yes.

To quickly summarize, Google Voice is like a layer inbetween your regular cellphone/landline and the outside world. It can block…

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Firefighter deaths down again this year. Very good news. Read these stats:

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“Interview with a Social Media “Master Performer”

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Burning Issues:Fire and Social Media: Managing for Multiple Objectives: 2010 Social Media

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