People
USDA releases draft open-gov plan
The Agriculture Department published a draft version of its open-government plan, which details how the agency plans to become more open and transparent to the public.
People
Lawmaker wants more technology for transparency
A new House bill would require the use of technologies to increase disclosures from lobbyists and lawmakers.
People
GSA tries wiki approach to develop RFPs
The General Services Administration wants public commment on requests for proposals, but blogger Steve Kelman wonders whether the public take the agency up on it.
Digital Government
Reporter's notebook from FOSE: Q&A with GSA's administrator
After her keynote address at the FOSE 2010, Martha Johnson, administrator of the General Services Administration, sat down with reporters. Here is a transcript of what she said about green IT, tapping the collective intelligence, collaboration and the state of telework.
Acquisition
New GSA leader sees collective intelligence as a frontier
The General Services Administration can tap the wisdom of the crowds, but it still lacks needed policies to do it well, administrator Martha Johnson says.
Acquisition
GSA solicits wisdom of the crowd for acquisition improvements
General Services Administration officials are testing collaboration and using social media to improve the federal acquisition process.
Digital Government
Twitter highlights USGS use of earthquake tweets
Twitter has posted a case study of a federal agency using its short messaging service for mission-related work.
Cybersecurity
Social networking still a learning experience for agencies
Using new social media tools is still new to federal agencies and minor problems and missteps should be expected, several officials said today at the FOSE trade show.
Digital Government
Social media opens new door to cyberattacks, panel says
E-mail attachments are no longer the attack route of choice of computer hackers trying to break into government and industry systems.
Modernization
CIO survey reveals cautious embrace of emerging trends
The presidential push for transparency in government may provide direction for federal chief information officers’ efforts, but cybersecurity concerns continue to top the list of CIOs’ biggest headaches.
Modernization
Social media likely coming to Vets health portal
Veterans Affairs officials plan to add social-media style tools to the portal veterans use to access health records, a VA officials said today at the 2010 FOSE conference.
Digital Government
DOD still struggling with best approach to social media
Jack Holt of the Defense Department's Defense Media Activity says a clear doctrine for social media use is needed.
Modernization
Live from FOSE: Tweets from the show floor and conference sessions
Not at FOSE? Get an inside look at the technology, the conference sessions and the action on the floor by watching the Twitter talk. It's the next best thing to being there.
Digital Government
Emma Antunes embraces social media for collaboration
NASA's Spacebook shows agencies how to bring employees together to share ideas and expertise.
Digital Government
Indian Health Service confronted by patient complaints on Facebook
The Indian Health Service today acknowledged it is paying attention to patient feedback from an nontraditional source -- an informal, unaffiliated Facebook page dedicated to patient complaints about IHS.
Digital Government
Social networking extends reach for long arm of the law
U.S. law enforcement agents are going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather evidence
People
White House press team is all a-Twitter
Forget press releases. The Obama administration is getting its message out at a rate of 140 characters at a time.
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