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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sad about the situation of Muslims in the U.S.
Blogger Steve Kelman wonders why, when it comes to Muslims, some Americans have abandoned the commitment to religious tolerance.
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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.
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Waving the public service banner at the Kennedy School
An event during the first week of classes illustrates why it can be a challenge to attract students to work for government, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
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'Cut the crap' and other lessons for new IT projects
Focus on the job you want to accomplish and not on the technology you are using to get the job done, says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s senior adviser for knowledge management.
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Best places to work in the federal government
The Partnership for Public Service ranks the best -- and worst -- places to work in the federal government for 2010.
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Social media helps NRC combat brain drain
NRC has deployed professional networking tools to support online communities of interest that can “get the information that is needed to the right person” quickly and simply.
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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.
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NASA opens photo-sharing site
NASA is inviting the public to add information and other comments on its historic photo collection on Flickr Commons.
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GSA seeks to upgrade its electronic travel service
The General Services Administration wants pioneering approaches to improve its E-Government Travel System, as the agency upgrades its travel management services.
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MUMPS to be retained for VA VistA system -- for now
Ending months of discussion, the top IT official at the Veterans Affairs Department came down in favor of retaining the MUMPS computer language for VA's electronic health record system.
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Agency innovation contests hampered by questions about legality, fairness
The Obama administration has been promoting agencies using prizes and contests to spur innovation, but those competitions are raising concerns about fairness and intellectual property rights, according to a new report.
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Pentagon beefs up info sharing after Fort Hood review
Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered the military to adopt tighter security measures and improve methods that unit commanders use to share medical information about potentially violent individuals under their command.
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Pentagon project seeks to streamline human-resource process
Defense Department officials are testing a new project on hiring and managing employees to change the process-oriented structure of personnel management.
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Federal HR skills may not be sufficient to tackle reforms
A new report indicates that top human capital officials believe many federal human resource professionals might not have the skills necessary for improving the way the government hires, motivates and keeps employees.
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