Vermont Adopts Open Source Software Policy

Vermont has become the latest government to enact an open source software policy, after Secretary of Administration Neale F. Lunderville recently signed a policy developed under state CIO David Tucker’s leadership.

By Matt Williams, Associate Editor

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/747966

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As Government Opens, Ideas Pour In

Posted by John Foley

Over the past three weeks, 36 federal agencies and departments have deployed crowd-sourcing technology to let the public weigh in on their open government plans. So far, nearly 1,200 ideas have been posted, including the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Full Story: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/03/as_government_o.html;jsessionid=0VKMPKXMYLGOFQE1GHPSKHWATMY32JVN