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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> OSERS Office of the Assistant Secretary [mailto:OSERS.OAS@ed.gov] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:53 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Undisclosed recipients<BR><B>Subject:</B> Input Requested: Improving Information Online.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Dear Colleague:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">The Federal government wants to re-invent how it delivers information and services online, and we need your help. We want to bring the best of the Web to the .gov domain. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Please share your ideas to help answer the following question: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></B><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">What practices, policies, and principles should guide Federal websites?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">You can submit ideas through September 30, 2011, by clicking <A href="http://web-reform-dialogue.ideascale.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">here</SPAN></A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">In addition, please participate in the one-hour long, live "dialogue-a-thon" on <B><I>Universal Access.</I></B> Sharron Rush will be hosting this on Monday, September 26, from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. More details on this one-hour live "dialogue-a-thon" featuring <B><I>Universal Access</I></B>, as well as other topics, are available <A href="http://web-reform-dialogue.ideascale.com/a/pages/dialogue-a-thon"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">here.</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">If you are unable to join, you can still participate in the National Dialogue until September 30, 2011. You can also follow comments about the dialogue on Twitter under the hashtag #dotgov.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">I </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">encourage you to spread the word about this great opportunity to join the conversation about Federal websites.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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