Emerging Tech

GSA Releases Guidelines to Measure Social Media Impact

Agency also unveils an open data stream of all government social media posts.

Emerging Tech

We the People (of the World)

Azerbaijanis make a strong showing on the White House’s increasingly international petition site.

Emerging Tech

GSA to Release Federal Social Media Registry Data

The agency will also release baseline social media metrics during a Tuesday event.

Modernization

Forest Service Seeks Online Storefront for Digital Maps

The vendors may also digitally enhance Forest Service base maps to make them more interactive.

Emerging Tech

High School Students Should Learn to Code, Obama says

The president tackled issues large and small in post-State of the Union hangout.

Emerging Tech

Who do Govies Love on Twitter?

The answers are interesting but not always surprising.

Emerging Tech

White House Touts Citizen Responses to State of the Union

The Obama administration is collecting sentence-by-sentence responses to the speech using a new digital tool.

Digital Government

National Library of Medicine Seeks User Data from Social Media

Officials want to know how people use data during emergencies and push information more effectively.

Emerging Tech

State of the Union is Most Tweeted in History

More than 1 million tweets were posted using the #SOTU hash tag.

Emerging Tech

White House Previews State of the Union Response Tool

Citizens can give the administration feedback on the president's speech.

Emerging Tech

Data.gov Launches a New Consumer Community

The group includes more than 500 data sets that could could be tapped to make consumers smarter or safer.

Emerging Tech

The State of the Union Goes Interactive

Citizens can use a new White House tool to tell officials how topics from Tuesday’s speech affect them.

Modernization

GSA Seeks Governmentwide Mobile Device Management Contracts

The government hopes to save on MDM and other mobile services by buying in bulk.

Digital Government

Government Culture Inhibits Shared Services

The will and technology are there but silos and limited risk tolerance are a hindrance, CIO Council official says.

Emerging Tech

Contacting lawmakers at the click of a button

Washington staters can contact their legislators by commenting on legislation.

Digital Government

When the people speak, is anyone listening?

Secession petitions point out strengths and weaknesses of White House website.

Emerging Tech

White House plans to release We the People 2.0

The updated version will allow petitioners to collect signatures outside the White House domain.