Facebook Launches Government Best Practices Page
In an attempt to get government agencies more involved on Facebook, the social network has launched a new page, Facebook and Government. While the page is still new and largely devoid of content, it’s...
View ArticlePlethora of Social Media Tools, but not Twitter, Launch with Apps.Gov
Scribd, SlideShare and 19 other social media tools are featured on Apps.gov, the General Services Administration’s new government cloud computing Web site that launched today. U.S. Chief Information...
View ArticleRecovering the Recovery Funds
It’s the end of September…do you know where your Recovery funds are? If not, you can easily track them using the newly re-launched Recovery.gov. The site, which aims to track funds allocated under the...
View ArticleNew Year, New Predictions
Without a doubt, lots of (read: unprecedented) progress was made in the government 2.0 world in 2009. We saw the first federal CIO and CTOs appointed, the launch of Apps.gov and even the White House...
View ArticleCensus Bureau Counts on Social Media in 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau kicked off a nationwide campaign this week to raise awareness about our Constitutionally-mandated, decennial headcount. Much is at stake over the next few months through the...
View ArticleSocial Government Tweets OpenGov Working Series
Tomorrow (Jan. 11), the Open Government Directive Working Series, an inter-agency collaborative event at the Department of Transportation, will take place in Washington. The purpose of the series is to...
View ArticleOpen Government Workshop Brings Promising Ideas
Transparency. Public Participation. Collaboration. They sound great in principle. As models, they are ideals that are worthy and noble to subscribe to. But goals are different than action steps. What...
View ArticleMicrosoft Executive Sees ‘Cloudy’ Future for Government Computing
The future of the Internet is in the cloud, and it has implications for every sector of our society, especially government and business. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the Brookings Institution hosted a...
View ArticleWhite House Strives for New Forms of Engagement with State of the Union
When the President addresses Congress tonight on the State of the Union, the American people have one more way they can tune in to listen live. Last week, the White House announced the launch of an...
View ArticleWe’re a Year Old
I just wanted to write a quick note to let everyone know that we’re celebrating our first birthday. While I have no special celebrations, toasts, cakes or melodramatic speeches planned, I just wanted...
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