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Big Code for America announcements and how you can get involved

Code for America made a number of announcements Wednesday that will have a big impact on the organization’s work in 2012 and potentially the future of government technology.

Meet the 2011 GovFresh Awards judges

Last week, thousands of votes were cast across every category in the 2011 GovFresh Awards. Our judges are now reviewing and selecting their picks and winners will be announced on Monday, December 19.

Building a local government open data portal

Gov 2.0 Radio hosts Adriel Hampton and Allison Hornery talked with Cook County Deputy Director of New Media Sebastian James about the launch of Data.cookcountyil.gov.

Build a better civic hackathon: lessons from Education Hack Day

ShineOn Storytelling created an excellent video overview of Education Hack Day, held November 12 and 13 in Baltimore.

NIC wins oregon.gov contract, now manages half of U.S. state websites

NIC Inc. announced Tuesday it was awarded a 10-year contract to develop and maintain Oregon's official website, oregon.gov.

Is there a civic app for that?

The 2011 GovFresh Awards are going strong, but entries and voting in the apps categories could use a lot more love.