Government agencies have been working on modernization for a long time, but it has been an ongoing challenge, because when systems are updated, they almost immediately become legacy.
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now, if people want to come down, what is the best way to get down here? well, the subway is, frankly, the best or to get here. mattress system. all the smithsonian is the closest you can also use federal triangle and archives which are closely within walking distance. well, thank you for hosting this year at the national book festival. project manager of the national book festival of denounce library of congress. now is beginning editor of the washington post will be introducing eugene robinson after he is done talking he will be here for college show. please be mindful of that as he was the presentation. please don t sit on the camera risers in the back. who would not want a camera atop when anybody. if he could silence the cell phones. i am the executive editor of the washington post. we re proud to be a charter sponsor of the best laws we have bent and the 11 years since it has been going. as you all know who are here, the festival is one of the cities and the n