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Volunteers and debris fill the streets of Joplin after a EF-5 tornado touched down on May 22, 2011. FEMA partners with federal, state and local governments, local businesses, volunteer and faith-based organizations to aid communities affected by disasters. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

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  Photo of the Week - Tornado Outbreaks Strain Emergency Managers

  August 9, 2011 - A tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., this spring is estimated to have killed more than 130 people.



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  Fifth Annual Best Fit Integrator Awards Dinner

  August 3, 2011 - Government and industry gather in Sunriver, Ore., for government to recognize its private-sector partners.



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  Photo of the Week - DARPA Seeks Wireless Charging for Troops

  August 2, 2011 - DARPA wants to build a short-range wireless power transmission system so troops in the field can charge their portable electronics.



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  White House, Open Data Developers Trade Ideas (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

  July 28, 2011 - Open data programmers go to Washington, D.C., to promote their efforts and brainstorm potential collaborations with the White House.



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  Photo of the Week - Solar Map Shows NYC's Solar Energy Potential

  July 19, 2011 - NYC residents can use the NYC Solar Map to estimate the solar energy potential for every building in NYC’s five boroughs.



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  Photo of the Week - Space Shuttle Atlantis' Final Mission

  July 12, 2011 - Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on Friday, July 8 for the shuttle program’s final flight—a 12-day mission to the International Space Station.



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  Photo of the Week - America's Only Personal Rapid Transit System

  July 5, 2011 - America’s sole personal rapid transit system transports 15,000 passengers between five stations along an 8.7-mile track during fall and spring semesters.




• Photo of the Week - Las Vegas Fusion Center Is a Model for Public-Private Collaboration

  June 28, 2011 - In an unassuming building near McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, 14 different agencies from federal, state and local government work together toward one goal: to keep residents and tourists in Las Vegas, its skyline shown above, safe.




• Photo of the Week - Drilling Dual Tunnels

  June 21, 2011 - In preparation for a project to drill dual tunnels from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington, two boring machines are being assembled in Fife, Wash.



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  Photo of the Week - Best of Texas 2011 Winners

  June 14, 2011 - State and local IT employees from across Texas gathered yesterday to accept their trophies at the Center for Digital Government’s Best of Texas Awards ceremony at Government Technology Conference Southwest in Austin, Texas.