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Pentagon opens door to social media
The Pentagon opened its doors to social media last week, changing its policies to allow soldiers to use DoD's non-classified network for Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. In the past, each... Read more...
FDIC sputters responding to YouTube
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation still hasn't learned how to fight fire with fire. When a YouTube video flourished on the Internet made a phony charge, the FDIC responded the only way it... Read more...
Census plans online campaigns for 2010
The Census Bureau is moving slowly and reluctantly toward the online world for 2010. Although it has no plans to let people file their responses online this year, it plans to reach out to various... Read more...
Report: Fed IT spending to grow 4 percent in '10
Federal IT spending is expected to grow by nearly 4 percent in 2010, according to a new report by Government Insights. That means IT spending that has become central to the operation of government... Read more...
Fort Hood soldiers turn to social media
In the wake of the mass shooting that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded last week, soldiers and their families at Fort Hood turned to social networking to deal with the carnage that occurred in... Read more...
CIO Council: Don't rush into social networking
The federal Chief Information Officers Council weighs in with some words of caution on the growing popularity of social networking in the federal government. It believes that the decision for a... Read more...
Secret Service investigates Obama Facebook poll
The dark side of social networking just surfaced. A poll was posted on Facebook Saturday asking people to vote on whether President Obama should be assassinated. The Secret Service is not taking this... Read more...
IRS YouTube site draws few viewers
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to get with the times, going beyond its static website and incomprehensible tax forms by posting tax advice on YouTube. It also has podcasts on iTunes. The IRS... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: 10 agencies with the most Facebook friends
Social networking is coming of age in the government. Federal Computer Week this week lists the top 10 agencies with the most Facebook fans. They include the White House Facebook, which has more than... Read more...
Should the Pentagon keep the troops from blogging?
Everyone likes to blog, even the military. At the highest levels of the Pentagon, civilian officials and four-star generals are embracing the power of social networking to communicate with the troops... Read more...
