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The following headline caught my eye after a particularly bizarre experience with a local Federal Agency.

English: Samsung fax machine (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

?Obama orders agencies to shift services to mobile apps.?

In my now four month searching for employment I received an email from a local federal agency regarding an employment opportunity for someone with my background and skills. The position is local to me and gave the particulars of the job along with the name of the individual to contact who would be reviewing resume?s.

Now the job alert and information was emailed to me and yet the only way that I?m able to submit a resume for the position is via FAX. Yes it?s not a typo, this federal agency wants resume?s submitted via FAX.

I quickly checked my calendar and yes it?s 2012, and why we?re still using a FAX as a communication method escapes me. What?s even more interesting is that I had three email communications back and forth with the individual who originally sent me the employment opportunity so someone and some part of the agency has moved at least partially to the world of electronic communications.

However, I?m certain that the use of the FAX machine as a communication tool by this federal agency, continues as, it?s the way things have always been done, and they have no vision of the future.

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