[Oscmis] Government Computer News: OSCMIS Wins Tops Govt Tech Award

[John M Weathersby]

GCN names its 2009 Agency IT Award 
Friday, 21 August 2009 

Government Computer News has named the 10 government agency information
technology projects to be recognized as outstanding IT initiatives for
2009. 


WINNER: Defense Information Systems
Agency Personnel Systems Support
Branch -- Manpower, Personnel, and
Security Directorate for Open Source
Corporate Management Information
System

"The annual GCN Awards honor agencies for their outstanding achievements
in the application of information technology to advance their work and
the services they provide” said GCN Editor-in-Chief Wyatt Kash. “The
2009 agency winners are now part of a tradition of innovation,
excellence, and service. We congratulate them for their extraordinary
work and their continued dedication to better serving the public
sector.” 

Award winners will be profiled in the Oct. 12 issue of the magazine and
on GCN.com. They also will also be honored at GCN's 22nd Annual Awards
Gala, Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C. 

http://gcn.com/Articles/2009/08/20/GCN-Awards-agency-winners.aspx


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Other cool news regarding this the Open Source CMIS project...the Sept 1
event is filling up.  If you want to attend, please let me know ASAP.


Federal News Radio
DoD opens open source demo 
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1745274&nid=15


Government Computer News
DISA releases open-source administration app
http://gcn.com/Articles/2009/08/18/DISA-open-source-application.aspx


CNET (thanks Matt)
U.S. defense agency teaching open source
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10311789-16.html


Information Week
Defense Info Agency Open-Sources Its Web Apps
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/enterprise-apps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219401044

 

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John M. Weathersby
Executive Director
Open Source Software Instiute
Tel: 601.427.0152

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