Digital Government
Union accuses GSA of censorship over social media policy
The union representing some General Services Administration employees is raising an alarm over the agency's policy on employee use of social media—both officially and in their private lives.
Digital Government
Why you should say no to some new technologies
Hardware and software tools for securing new technologies can be easy to develop. But effective policy is what drives security.
Digital Government
Ready or not, the workplace will get a lot more mobile, social
A global survey by Unisys and IDC finds rapid growth in the use of smart phones and special networking applications on the job.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks young blood
DARPA is accepting proposals for its next Computer Science Study Group.
Digital Government
Earthquakes are something to tweet about
Tweets are far from being scientific information, but the U.S. Geological Survey is finding Twitter helpful in monitoring earthquakes in real time.
Digital Government
How big is the oil spill? See how far it would stretch in your hometown
Just how far does the spill from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig really go? It's easy to lose sight of the scale of the millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, but what if the source of the gusher were in your hometown?
Digital Government
Pick the best White House app
Cast your vote in a White House contest to develop the best smartphone app for fighting childhood obesity.
Digital Government
Skype tries to break Congress' ban
Skype is trying to speed work in Congress on ending a ban on peer-to-peer networking.
Modernization
vGov for feds aims to be a more engaging online environment
The National Defense University's Paulette Robinson recently spoke with staff writer Alice Lipowicz about an interagency effort to create a secure online world known as Virtual Government where federal employees can collaborate on projects, learn new skills and participate in meetings from any location.
People
How social media will change your leadership style
In the following excerpt from her book, social media expert and founder of the Altimeter Group Charlene Li provides an overview of how open decision-making might work.
Modernization
Open-gov reviews devalue social media
For government agencies, the Defense Department has attracted above-average participation to its social media presence. But that doesn't impress the White House's open-government leaders.
People
Twitter nears the gov 2.0 tipping point
We are beginning to see increased adoption of tools such as Twitter into more formal roles to help meet agency missions, writes commentator Steve Lunceford.
Digital Government
Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight
Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.
Digital Government
Social network just for feds to debut in late summer
The General Services Administration is preparing to launch the first phase of its FedSpace social media platform for federal agencies and contractors in late summer.
People
Court TV: Viewers flock to federal judiciary's YouTube channel
The federal judiciary has started its own YouTube channel and redesigned its Web site to raise its public profile through Web 2.0 tools.
Digital Government
Senate Homeland Security Committee hopes you 'like' its Facebook page
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has launched its own Facebook page for interaction via the social-networking service.
People
Recommended reading
IT burnout: When the thrill is gone; Project management pitfalls to avoid; Must-haves for government social media policies.
Digital Government
The best of the federal blogosphere
A case of hidden dangers a lesson in leadership, and the fight against human trafficking.
Digital Government
OMB tells agencies how to treat their online 'friends'
OMB today overhauled policy on using third-party Web sites and applications and Web measurement and customization technologies.
Digital Government
Facebook taps White House official for VP post
Facebook has hired Marne Levine to be its vice president of global public policy in the Washington, D.C. office.
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