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Twitter enables global State Department briefings
During the month of January the State Department will take five questions from the international Twitter community every Friday after its daily press briefing. The department fielded questions during
Court websites use online chat to connect with public
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Nevada will soon use an online chat tool, following the model of Arizona and New Mexico bankruptcy courts. The two courst have featured clearly-marked chat tools on their
Barriers dropping to federal social media use, says survey
Federal agencies appear to be lifting bans on the use of social media tools in the workplace. Only 19 percent of federal workers, compared to 55 percent in 2010, say they are affected by bans on
'Snapshots' cannot accurately archive gov 2.0 content, says Navy official
Simply capturing an image of social media content hosted by third parties isn't a sufficient archiving strategy, says Charley Barth, director of records at the Department of the Navy. Since October
E-gov spending doesn't always return investment
The White House spent about $5 million in developing a social network for federal employees before canceling the project in May 2011 due to lack of funding, according to data from a Government
CRS warns of social media abuse during emergency response
Social media has become an integral component of emergency and disaster response efforts, but these sources of emergency information could also be used maliciously, finds a Sept. 6 Congressional
White House shares plan for e-petition platform
The White House unveiled Sept. 1 plans for a soon-to-be released online petitioning platform hosted on the White House website . The tool, called We the People, will also come with a promise: The
VA encourages social media engagement at offices, medical centers
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to increase its use of collaboration and social media tools at individual offices and medical facilities, according to 21-page policy document released Aug. 16
Navy CNO: Ignoring social media is a 'strategic error of the most basic nature'
Government leaders who are reluctant to allow employees access to social media must realize that message control in today's new-media environment is an illusion, advised Chief of Naval Operations
Congress uses social media to talk, not listen
Congressional staff value social media far more for communicating representatives' views than for understanding those of constituents, finds a new survey of legislative branch employees. The survey,
