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FCC.gov: A Modern Open Platform

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-well-they-used-drupal-then dept.

An anonymous reader writes "FCC.gov just launched a public beta which aims to take the agency into the future. The $1.35 million site follows the WhiteHouse.gov lead to Drupal. Agency director Steven Van Roekel spoke with O'Reilly about the agency's push for an open platform: 'It's not breakthrough stuff, but it's breakthrough for government.'"

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  1. Re:Why Drupal? by thebra · · Score: -1, Troll

    There must be something compelling about Drupal, but I've found it really confusing and troublesome to work with as compared to, say, Wordpress. Why is it chosen for big projects like this?

    You just answered your own question. Our government is wasteful and inefficient.