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Leveraging collaborative, web-based technology to connect hundreds of registrants with speakers from all over the country, a Department of Defense (DoD) virtual conference broke down geographical barriers and offered a look at doing business more efficiently.

USDA made substantial strides in decreasing its overall average number of days to process both simple and complex requests. The overall average number of days to process simple requests in Fiscal Year 2013 was 15.52 days, which constitutes a 53.14% decrease from the previous fiscal year. The overall average number of days to process complex requests was 43.38 days, which marks a 43.22% decrease from the previous fiscal year.

San Mateo-based Local Motion is helping organizations like Google, Verizon, 1-800Courier and the City of Sacramento gain up to 30 percent more mobility out of their fleets by pooling vehicles together; recently partnered with Nissan to showcase its user-friendly, keyless technology and promote adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles

Military Information Technology magazine interviews Carahsoft's Mark Mills, DCO Program Manager, to learn the latest about Defense Connect Online's features and enhancements.

NuCivic, the open civic platforms company, is partnering with Acquia and Carahsoft to launch NuData Enterprise, the first fully open source software-as-a-service (SaaS) open data management solution. Based on Drupal, NuData will allow governments to comply with open data mandates and spur new economic opportunity for entrepreneurs to build businesses based on government data.