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Collaboration & Telework
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Stop viewing telework as a perk, officials urge
To date, the Patent and Trademark Office has avoided $19.8 million in real estate expenses by hoteling its examiners, said Danette Campbell, PTO's senior advisor on telework. PTO's telework strategy
Participation lacking from open government plans
Federal agencies' open government plans all say they want public participation, but few describe how staff will include public input in the decision-making process, finds a report from Washington,
Social media faster than seismic waves; Libyan rebels fly their own minidrone;
> There was an earthquake in Virginia; some federal buildings in Washington, D.C., closed. Article (WaPo)> Mineral, Va., the town at the quake's epicenter. Article (NYT)> Social media faster
Internet voting pilot could launch in Canada after 2013
The organization responsible for conducting federal elections in Canada says it wants to undertake a pilot of Internet voting in a special election sometime after 2013. Elections Canada, in an Aug.
TIGTA: IRS.gov offers better service than telephone assistance
Auditors posing as the taxpaying public say IRS.gov provides good customer service, but telephone assistance options fall short. A July 22 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report
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
Anonymous are script kiddies, says DHS
Hacker collectivist Anonymous relies on rudimentary exploits "commonly associated with less skilled hackers, referred to as 'Script Kiddies,'" says the Homeland Security Department in an unclassified
Many agencies lack important policies for social media use
Twenty-three of 24 major federal agencies engage in social media but many lack a clear plan to mitigate records management, privacy and security challenges, according to an report by the Government
Report: Traditional outreach still preferred to social media on the Hill
While House and Senate offices say they use social media for broadcasting and better understanding constituent concerns, but traditional forms of communication are still their preferred medium for
GAO: Agencies lack common policies for emergency telework
Agencies lack clear guidance needed to inform their policies on telework in the case of an emergency, according to the Government Accountability Office. Under the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act
