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connect online and schedule trash pick up, le and pay taxes and bills,
acquire important public information, and suggest to governments
improvements and commendations regarding the performance and
delivery of public services.
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After considering a number of factors such as security, cost, and performance,
White House.gov was relaunched on October 24, 2009, using an open-source pro-
gram content management system (CMS). e move allows White House web
managers to more easily publish, organize, and manage a variety of content. e
switch to open source software is a sea change in the administration of government
websites. As reported by e Hungton Post.com on the day of the announce-
ment, “e online-savvy admin ...