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The official and unofficial Pentagon Facebook sites
The Pentagon has official Facebook sites, and then, of course, there are those sites set up by military families, fans, supporters and possibly interlopers. Janson Communications, a public relations... Read more...
Will Facebook replace government websites?
Chris Vein, the CIO for the city and county of San Francisco, is raising an interesting question about whether governments will have to keep running their own websites. He says government websites... Read more...
Government uses social media for public health
The government has begun to apply Web 2.0 technology to public health, providing information and advice about everything from AIDS and the H1N1 influenza to cholesterol levels and childhood... Read more...
Facebook scam catches up to FCC chief
You can never be too high on the food chain in government to become a victim of scamming. Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski just learned that lesson the hard way. Last... Read more...
NSA uses Facebook, too
Even the super-secret National Security Agency is using Facebook to recruit new employees. The Washington Post describes the agency as one "where you're practically strip-searched to get in."... Read more...
Census unveils interactive website
The Census Bureau is going interactive, much like the rest of the federal government. It launched an interactive website on Monday that gives people a chance to ask questions. The site includes... Read more...
WhiteHouse.gov/Facebook/Twitter - 10 Hot Sites for Government Transparency
In the old days, the only way to find out what was happening at the White House was the hard way. But times have changed. There are many interesting avenues to see what the president and executive... Read more...
Department of Agriculture hopping on social media bandwagon
Social media has penetrated all walks of life, including the agricultural world, so it's no surprise that the Department of Agriculture is joining the ranks of farmers communicating online. Earlier... Read more...
Army turns to social networks to meet new generation
Change often comes slowly, particularly in hierarchical organizations like the military that operates "by the book." But the times are changing quite rapidly when it comes to technology, and the... Read more...
Will DoD take the leap to social media?
The Defense Department is at a crossroads, as social networking takes the federal government by storm. Every federal agency has jumped onto this new phenomenon, or at least put its toe into it. But... Read more...
