Kelsey Parkman

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Name: Kelsey Parkman
Date registered: July 12, 2012

Biography

As an intern for GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government I aid the Howto.gov team through the various departments of blog writing, social media, content review, and other tasks. The Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies and the Howto.gov team enable citizen accessible Federal Government agencies. As an undergraduate student, I have studied at Georgetown University’s Semester in Washington Program. I currently study Political Science and Global Studies at the University of Tennessee. I hope to continue my contribution to citizens through work in foreign relations and innovative technologies.

Latest posts

  1. Plain Language: Federal Agencies’ Report Card — July 31, 2012
  2. FedRAMP: Security and Cloud Computing — July 11, 2012

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Jul
31

Plain Language: Federal Agencies’ Report Card

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Plain language in government is clear communication that the public can understand and use.

The results are in–many of us need to brush up on our plain language. The Center for Plain Language recently evaluated 12 federal agencies and their ability to write in plain language as required by the 2010 Plain Writing Act. The good news is most agencies know the basics. The bad news is agencies need …

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Jul
11

FedRAMP: Security and Cloud Computing

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FedRAMP is a government-wide program established to speed the adoption of cloud computing.

FedRAMP has been in the news a lot these days.  Why is it getting buzz and how does it affect your agency?  Here’s a quick summary and resources on how to learn more. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standard approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring …

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