People

Big things in store for GovLoop

GovDelivery plans to add staff, boost services and give the networking site a much broader audience, says CEO Scott Burns.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
People

Penny-pinching strategies sprout from collaboration

The acquisition community is percolating with ideas for reducing costs, writes GSA's Mary Davie.

Modernization

VA completes first phase of daunting health records program, CIO says

Roger Baker is also restarting some halted programs and attacking processing backlog

  • By Alice Lipowicz
Modernization

Astronaut has more than 1 million followers on Twitter

Astronaut Mike Massimino tweets about experiences at NASA, or aboard the space shuttle.

  • By Doug Beizer
People

Experts: Social media here to stay

While the Defense Department reviews the use of social-media tools, experts caution against trying to implement overly restrictive policies.

  • By Doug Beizer
Acquisition

'Facebook for government' enters new phase

Steve Ressler's brainchild, social-networking site GovLoop, has moved from volunteer community organization to corporate entity.

  • By Alice Lipowicz and Doug Beizer
People

GovLoop founder speaks

Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop, answers questions about the recent sale of his social-media site to GovDelivery.

  • By Alice Lipowicz and Doug Beizer
People

A new day for GovLoop

GovLoop founder Steve Ressler made headlines last week by selling his popular social-networking site to GovDelivery.

Cybersecurity

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People

GSA and partners say: Put the 2.0 into Acquisition 101

The project's organizers want ideas on using collaboration and social media to make the federal acquisition process more transparent and participatory.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
People

All eyes are on DOD's social-media policies as review nears completion

As the Defense Department reviews the use of social media tools, experts warn against overly restrictive policies.

  • By Doug Beizer
Digital Government

Online collection helps people remember, research Holocaust

Hundreds of thousands of Holocaust-related records are now searchable online through a National Archives and Records Administration project.

  • By Ben Bain
Modernization

Sentiment analysis monitors public opinion from behind the scenes

A process known as sentiment analysis discerns essential truths embedded in blog posts, Facebook pages, Twitter tweets and the like.

  • By John Pulley
Digital Government

Online collection helps people remember Holocaust

Hundreds of thousands of Holocaust-related records are now searchable online through a project.

  • By Ben Bain
Modernization

GovLoop acquisition by GovDelivery strengthens both, analysts believe

GovDelivery has access to GovLoop's 18,000 government employee members, while GovLoop will benefit from capital and expertise, analysts say.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
Acquisition

GovLoop acquired by GovDelivery

GovLoop, a social networking site specifically for the government community, has been acquired by cloud computing company GovDelivery.

  • By Doug Beizer
Cybersecurity

Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DOD

A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman.

  • By Doug Beizer
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