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Federal Government get new tool for online public feedback

January 23, 2010 /

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The U.S. General Services Administration announced on Tuesday a new tool designed to help federal departments and agencies solicit ideas from the public as mandated by the Obama Administration’s recent Open Government Directive http://news.cnet.com/10411429 .

The tool, which will be made available free of charge to any federal department or agency, will allow members of the public to submit ideas and vote or comment on others’ ideas. The tools will go live on the Web site of each participating agency or department on February 6, and will be active for five weeks.

by Daniel Terdiman

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