Digital Government

State Department social network in the works

The State Department will be launching its own social network for employees and diplomatic officials.

Digital Government

Social networking fuels collaboration among NASA researchers

The NASA Earth Exchange uses social networking to enable scientists around the world to share data, software code and research results.

Digital Government

I lurk, therefore I am

Blogger John Klossner writes that "lurking" within a social network is the easiest way to actively participate without putting forth any effort.

People

4 Facebook lessons from DOD

Agencies need to learn some rules of the road before jumping into social media, writes communications consultant Fred Wellman.

Digital Government

CDC goes viral through social media

Janice Nall, CDC's director of the Division of eHealth Marketing, offers some advice to agencies looking to engage citizens.

Digital Government

Weighing the worth of Twitter

Given the recent news from the Library of Congress, blogger Brian Robinson wonders how Twitter rates in the worthiness spectrum of information.

Modernization

GSA honors top federal achievers at IRMCO

GSA bestowed its annual awards for federal agency programs that improve government operations and increase transparency.

Digital Government

GSA eyes free, Web-based platform for agency contests, prizes

The General Services Administration is looking for information on Web-based platforms that agencies could use for free to issue challenges and award prizes to drive transparency and innovation.

Digital Government

Legislation would open diplomatic relations -- in cyberspace

A bill being introduced today would create the position of ambassador at large in the State Department to coordinate U.S. foreign policy on cybersecurity and cyberspace issues.

Digital Government

Another high-level administration officials takes to the blog

National archivist David Ferriero gets credit for starting his own blog, but he ought to loosen up a little, writes blogger Brian Robinson.

Modernization

Need precedes the deed of moving to the cloud

NOAA's use of cloud computing for the National Weather Service's Web site could be a model for other agencies.

Acquisition

New media means smarter contracting for GSA

Developments in the field of collective intelligence could juice the General Services Administration's acquisition business, according to new GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.

Digital Government

Federal blog watch: Haiti, Chile and the NCAA

A look at some of the best blog posts from federal Web sites in recent weeks.

People

Agencies release transparency roadmaps

The Obama administration and open-government groups are reviewing the open government plans that agencies released today.

Digital Government

OMB social media guidance applies old law to new technologies

The Office of Management and Budget has clarified the application of the Paperwork Reduction Act to social media interactions.

People

Telework unlocks workplace flexibility, union leader says

An expanded telework program is one of the best ways to bring real flexibility to the federal workplace, Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said at a White House forum to examine the state of flexible work arrangements.

Digital Government

Court ruling rolls back FCC's net-neutrality guidelines

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC does not have authority to regulate the network management practices of Internet service providers. The commission had ordered Comcast to stop interfering with customers’ peer-to-peer traffic.

Cybersecurity

First responders connect via DHS online network

The Homeland Security Department hopes 500,000 local, state and federal first responders will join a new online professional network DHS has created for them.

People

About Face(book): Marines lift ban on social networking

Marine Corps officials lifted a ban for marines on using social networking Web sites on the service’s non-secret network, according to a memo.

Digital Government

The Army's smart turn to battlefield apps

Smart phone technology is taking over the rest of the world, it seems, so why should the U.S. military be immune? The Army, at least, seems to be willing to see how far it can go, even on the front lines.