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"Is there such a thing as a "feminist technology"? If so, what makes a technology feminist? Is it in the design process, in the thing itself, in the way it is marketed, or in the way it is used by women (or by men)? In this collection, feminist scholars trained in diverse fields consider these questions by examining a range of products, tools, and technologies that were specifically designed for and marketed to women. Evaluating the claims that such products are liberating for women, the contributors focus on case studies of menstrual-suppressing birth control pills, home pregnancy tests, tampons, breast pumps, Norplant, anti-fertility vaccines, and microbicides. In examining these various products, this volume explores ways of actively intervening to develop better tools for designing, promoting, and evaluating feminist technologies. Recognizing the different needs and desires of women and acknowledging the multiplicity of feminist approaches, Feminist Technology offers a sustained debate on existing and emergent technologies that share the goal of improving women's lives." -- Back cover

Intro -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVE FEDERAL ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVE FEDERAL ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: CRITICAL FACTORS UNDERLYING SUCCESSFUL MAJOR ACQUISITIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- IT Acquisition Best Practices Have been Identified by Industry and Government and Promoted by Legislation -- Prior GAO Work Has Identified IT Acquisition Management Weaknesses, Cost Increases, and Schedule Delays on Troubled Investments -- OMB Has Several Initiatives under Way to Improve the Oversight and Management of IT Investments -- SEVEN IT INVESTMENTS WERE REPORTED AS BEING SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRED -- Commerce Decennial Response Integration System -- Defense Global Combat Support System-Joint Increment 7 -- Energy Manufacturing Operations Management Project -- Homeland Security Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative -- Transportation Integrated Terminal Weather System -- Treasury Customer Account Data Engine 2 -- Veterans Affairs Occupational Health Record-keeping System -- NINE FACTORS WERE COMMONLY IDENTIFIED AS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF MAJOR IT INVESTMENTS -- Program Officials Were Actively Engaged with Stakeholders -- Program Staff Had the Necessary Knowledge and Skills -- Senior Department and Agency Executives Supported the Program -- End Users and Stakeholders Were Involved in the Development of Requirements -- End Users Participated in Testing of System Functionality Prior to Formal End User Acceptance Testing -- Government and Contractor Staff Were Consistent and Stable -- Program Staff Prioritized Requirements -- Program Officials Maintained Regular Communication with the Prime Contractor -- Programs Received Sufficient Funding -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION

Technology transfer is the movement of technical and organizational skills, knowledge, and methods from one individual or organization to another for economic purposes. This process usually involves a group that possesses specialized technical skills and technology that transfers it to a target group of receptors who do not possess those skills, and who cannot create that technology themselves.

In this Introduction to the Symposium, we articulate a reframing of Larry Diamond's (2010) program of "liberation technology" around the idea of "deliberation technology." Although the liberation technology program has been useful in supplying dissidents with a basic communication infrastructure during the various revolutions of the 2011 Arab Spring, we briefly examine the cases of Tunisia and Egypt in order to show how deliberative vacuums have arisen after regime change. We then introduce each of the four Symposium submissions with the hopes that a program of deliberation technology might contribute to the strengthening of democratic practice around the world.