People
Summit covers wide range of Web 2.0 topics
High-level speakers at the Gov 2.0 Summit provided wide-ranging discussions about Web 2.0 applications, public engagement, freeing government data for public use and energizing the open government community.
People
Gov 2.0 applications carry legal risks
Agencies trying to use social media face legal hazards, but GSA attorney Elizabeth Hochberg says most can be overcome.
People
Collaboration project will share code for government apps
The District of Columbia and nonprofit groups debut the Civic Commons organization to enable federal, state and local government to share open-source code.
People
FCC to preserve all blog comments on regulatory actions
The Federal Communications Commission will now include blog comments from the public as part of the commission's official record for regulatory actions.
People
USASpending.gov numbers off by $1.3 trillion, report says
Ellen Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation watchdog group, slammed the numbers in USASpending.gov as "useless" in a talk at the Gov 2.0 Summit.
Digital Government
Light moments from the Gov 2.0 Summit
The Gov 2.0 Summit offered some humor along with examining the ups and downs of government transparency.
People
Challenge.gov seeks to expand public's engagement
The General Services Administration has launched a new site for agencies to post contests to engage people with the government.
Cybersecurity
DHS starts Predator UAV flights in Texas
The Homeland Security Department on Sept. 1 began flying regularly scheduled unmanned Predator aircraft surveillance flights from Corpus Christi, Texas, expanding the department’s total unmanned air surveillance capabilities to the entire Southwest land border.
Digital Government
VA completes automating claims processing system
Officials said the VA has sped processing time for new claims under the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Modernization
SSA disagrees with IG on data center site recommendations
The Social Security Administration accepts half of its inspector general's advice for site selection for a new data center.
Modernization
Dump that data: Agencies need not preserve Web 2.0 content
Federal agencies are dealing with questions about how much of the content on their social media platforms must be saved as an official record, according to a new report.
Digital Government
VA, Markle push blue buttons to download personal health data
The Veterans Affairs Department and the Markle Foundation are promoting "blue button" applications that would allow patients to download their personal medical data from providers and insurers.
People
FDA flips switch on performance management app
The Food and Drug Administration has gone live with 40 online dashboards that track performance for more than 100 program offices.
Modernization
Survey says people prefer online federal customer service
A survey says Americans are more satisfied with online interactions with federal agencies than with their telephone conversations.
Modernization
Agencies update Web sites in preparation for Hurricane Earl
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Hurricane center have updated their home pages in preparation for Hurricane Earl.
People
NASA opens photo-sharing site
NASA is inviting the public to add information and other comments on its historic photo collection on Flickr Commons.
Modernization
Report says Congress needs lots of help with Web sites
Congress needs to work harder to develop best practices for lawmakers' Web sites, a report from the Brookings Institution says.
Digital Government
VA has NHIN pilot project in Indiana
The Veterans Affairs Department is testing how to exchange patient medical data electronically with private hospitals and doctors, this time in Indiana.
Digital Government
DOD's social media chief signs out
Floyd Price is leaving his DOD post in charge of social media programs after a year on the job.
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