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‘Don’t suffer in silence,’ federal IT leaders say on DevSecOps implementation

Agencies embracing DevSecOps tout its potential to enhance communication, customer experience and IT security at every stage of a product’s lifecycle.

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The Library of Congress brings personnel strength to a digital initiative

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FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo people visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall at 14th Street and Constitution Ave., in Washington. In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven museums, plus the National Zoo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The nation’s museums put the federal employee COVID dispute on display

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A woman uses hand sanitizer after voting in the presidential primary election at the the Summit View Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The polling place served two precincts as voters who were scheduled to vote at a nearby senior living facility were directed to vote at the church after the facility backed out due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Agencies should expand telework for employees at ‘higher risk’ for coronavirus, OMB says

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Smithsonian military history curator shows holiday cheer through the eras

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Canada’s Snowbirds visit Udvar-Hazy after Mall flyover

Canada’s armed forces demonstration team pays a visit to Chantilly museum complex after flying over the Washington Mall.

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1950s potluck: Crown Roast of Weiners, anyone?

Staff members of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington took their taste buds on a trip through time recently,…

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Meghan Ferriter, Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian wants to unlock the detailed stories behind many of its exhibits, and it needs the public to make this feat possible. Smithsonian’s Transcription Center website features more than 39,000 digitized documents that it wants to use the power of the crowd to transcribe. Meghan Ferriter, project coordinator for the Smithsonian’s Transcription Center, explained her group’s crowdsourcing goals when she joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive.

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