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The administration needs to consider "how does the government self-organize, and more importantly, even if the infrastructure is not limited to the federal government and given that a lot of the processes and data flows go through the private infrastructure, that we look at these reports and think of them beyond just the federal government."

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  1. transitive verb To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
  2. transitive verb To arrange in a coherent form; systematize: organized her thoughts before speaking.
  3. transitive verb To arrange in a desired pattern or structure: "The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest” (William Carlos Williams).
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  • Thanks for this valuable information, being organize is a must and we really need to evaluate things before we jump in, its applicable on SEO but its more applicable in real life. —  Search Engine Guide : Small Business Search Marketing
  • And if they cannot organize, they have little ability to fight for fair wages or ensure that their constitutional rights are respected at the workplace. —  CommonDreams.org Headlines
  • With an user-friendly GUI, Navicat lets you quickly and easily create, organize, access and share information in a secure and convenient way. —  Softpedia - Windows - All
  • You can view, organize, and send documents, including PDFs, Microsoft Office files, text documents and even photos, music and videos to other Fliq users. —  MacTech News
  • All models ship with the latest version of Picture Motion Browser software to easily view, organize, and upload images to many major video and photo sharing Web sites. —  Imaging Resource News Page
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  1. Middle English organisen, from Old French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizāre, from Latin organum, tool, instrument; see organ.

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  1. = French organiser = Spanish organizar = Portuguese organisar = Italian organizzare, from New Latin organizare, organize (cf. Middle Latin organizare, play on the organ), from Latin organum, organ: see organ.
 

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