Digital Government

Mullen, CBS' Couric Share a Barber?

Well, if not the same barber, definitely the same haircut. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chefs of Staff, joked during a speech last night at the annual Alfred E. Smith Foundation dinner in New York, where CBS News anchor Katie Couric was one of the guests.

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A Positive 'Return on Collaboration'

rganizations that deploy collaborative technologies achieve more than double the return on their investment and perform better than their less-collaborative peers, new research has shown.

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DOD finds knowledge management a tricky fit

As much as Defense Department officials like the idea of knowledge management, they are finding the discipline often does not fit easily into their daily operations.

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USDA cultivates social-media campaigns through planning

Agriculture Department officials have used social media to publicize a tour of rural community revitalization projects.

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NASA info security controls are broken, GAO concludes

A GAO study found that an incomplete information security program has left weaknesses in NASA networks and information systems that could leave it open to disruption or penetration. But the space agency says improvements in security controls are being made.

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Military retiree launches virtual Army Family Support Center

Virtual world offers links to information and a chat room for relatives of service members.