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Collaboration & Telework
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OMB: Social media isn't information
The Paperwork Reduction Act , which limits the ability of federal agencies to collect information from the public, mostly does not apply to social media, according to an April 7 Office of Management
Spotlight: Social Media.mil
Wikis, blogs and social media--oh my! Behind their firewalls, it turns out the Defense Department and the intelligence community have been busy setting up their own collaborative media sites. Some,
The FBI's most wanted list joins social media
The FBI's most wanted list never looked like this. The bureau is taking lessons from social media to distribute information about the most wanted criminals and update the public about the cases. It
DoD relents on social media
The Department of Defense (DoD) isn't an easy place to change, that's for sure. While it's hip to the latest technology and newest war-fighting systems, 21st century cultural and social changes are
Blizzard pushes the buttons on telework
Last week became a critical one for federal telework. The government was hit by back-to-back blizzards, dumping a total of more than 46 inches on the region. It forced the federal government to close
No snow days for the National Weather Service
Thousands of federal work employees have had at least four days off this week if they work in the Washington, D.C., region. But not the employees at the National Service's Baltimore-Washington
Another vote for telework
If the three-day government shutdown so far this week doesn't convince the Feds to get busy on telework policy, then nothing will. It's costing the federal government $100 million a day to keep its
Push for government telework should be a priority
There's nothing like a really bad snowstorm to bring home the importance of allowing federal employees to telework. As the Washington, D.C., area recovers from an unprecedented snowfall over the past
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
SPOTLIGHT: Telework talk across government
There is an increased effort to promote telework in the federal government and to get employee feedback. The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration have created a new
