Digital Government

Marines and Social Nets: We Goofed

Despite more than 1,000 news reports to the contrary, the Marine Corps <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090807_7858.php?oref=topnews>did NOT ban</a> access to social network sites this week.

Digital Government

Newmark on Gov 2.0, IT Workers

Wired Workplace sat down with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.org, on Thursday in San Francisco to talk about Government 2.0, the generational divide and other federal IT workforce issues.

Digital Government

How to get telework right

Federal Computer Week convened a virtual roundtable with three telework program managers that run some of the most successful programs in government to find out what works with new telework programs — along with the major remaining stumbling blocks.

Digital Government

A $191 million question

The Washington Post

Digital Government

U.K. Defence Ministry encourages troops to use social media

U.S Marine Corps, which was reported as banning these sites for its personnel, say they are actually relaxing rules for social networking.

Digital Government

When it comes to transparency, Supreme Court's Web site is dark

The public had plenty of access to the hearing arguments of newly confirmed Sonia Sotomayor, but when she takes the bench in September, the Court will not provide the same online accessibility.

Digital Government

Frontline Workers Leading Web 2.0

Younger employees are leading the drive in the private sector to adopt new technologies to network, communicate and collaborate will colleagues.

Digital Government

Are VA and Defense Chopped Liver?

That's the assumption I made after viewing today's meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which had an in-depth discussion on President Obama's national health IT plan. Somehow they ignored electronic health record systems that cover 9.2 million patients in the Defense Department and another 6.1 million at VA.

Digital Government

Defense hands over commercial satellite procurement to GSA

Consolidating purchases worth $5 billion during 10 years could save up to 15 percent in satellite communications costs, according to government officials.

Digital Government

Google, Microsoft executives criticize Obama's e-health records plan

Officials want White House to give patients access to their medical records and to focus on managing health data, not on the specifics of the electronic health record.