social media

LinkedIn Use Rises; But Social Sites Still Off Limits For Many Federal Managers

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Despite the rising impact of social media sites on federal agencies, only 44% of federal decision-makers are allowed access to social networking sites at work, according to a study released Thursday.

An equal percentage of federal employees said they are expressly not allowed to access social networking sites, according to the market research firm Market Connections, which produced the study. The balance of respondents said they did not know for sure if they were allowed to access such sites. Keep reading →

 /  Published April 13, 2012 at 4:32 PM

FOSE: Big Data, Social Media Pose New Hurdles For Records Managers

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The explosion of records across the government, including those generated by emerging technologies and social media, is putting new pressures on federal information managers.

The primary challenge is managing the onslaught of records in a new environment, Alan Linden, a senior technology consultant at Electronic Image Designers, said Thursday at the annual FOSE convention in Washington, D.C. Keep reading →

 /  Published April 6, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Cloud Tools Could Level Campaign Playing Field

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Officials at ElectionMall Technologies Inc. are counting on cloud computing to help achieve company’s the goal of giving candidates-from those running for national positions to candidates in school board elections-the tools they need to manage efficient and effective political campaigns.

The company, founded in 1999, has migrated its suite of Web-based campaign and election applications to Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform and formally released Version 2 of the suite, called Campaign Cloud, this week. Keep reading →

 /  Published April 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM

FOSE Panelists Predict ‘Cloud Supermarket’ In 21st Century

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Several panels of technology experts at the annual FOSE convention in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday predicted the present hodge-podge of cloud deployments in government will eventually lead to more agility, mobility and big changes in the business model.

“Cloud computing is…increasing the agility of [government] IT,” said Ravi Kumar, group marketing director at VMware, whose virtualization products are designed to build cloud infrastructures. Keep reading →

 /  Published April 5, 2012 at 9:00 AM

What The Workforce Of The Future Will Look Like

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The workforce of the future will look more like an average teenager’s interaction with the video game “Modern Warfare” than the current office cubicles of today, according to a lively keynote speech at the FOSE conference Tuesday.

Thomas Koulopoulos, an expert on cloud computing and author of “The Innovation Zone” and “Living in the Cloud,” took his rapt audience through a series of exercises designed to lead them to the future workplace. That place, he said, will rely on collaboration rather than individual effort. Keep reading →

 /  Published April 3, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Information Anarchy And American Politics

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A couple of weeks ago I got caught in a heavy snow storm on a familiar trail in the Washington Cascades. I know every rock, tree, and turn of the trail. With snow falling hard, and ten feet already on the ground, I mistook everything around me as familiar. I was lost.

This is an appropriate allegory for anyone following American politics right now and for government agencies engaging with the public as well. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 27, 2012 at 10:19 AM

NASA Up For Social Media Award

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NASA could end up having something in common with Conan O’Brien, Sesame Street’s Grover and Suze Orman tonight.

That’s if the agency wins the Shorty Award for which it’s nominated for being among the best of social media among people and organizations producing real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare, and the rest of the social Web. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 26, 2012 at 3:00 PM

USDA Fine-tunes Twitter For Food Recall Alerts

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When it comes to food safety, the government’s ability to inform consumers fast with word of recalls due to contamination can make the difference between life and death.

To that end, the Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is harnessing the power of technology and social media. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 26, 2012 at 11:30 AM

Top Government IT Programs Recognized

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The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) recently honored the most effective, efficient and innovative solutions in government at its 12th annual Excellence.gov Awards luncheon in Washington, D.C.

The event honors exceptional government programs and projects that use information technology (IT) in an innovative way to improve services to citizens, enhance government operations, and provide a more open and transparent government. Thirty finalists in six winning government information technology (IT) programs were recognized. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 23, 2012 at 11:30 AM

GSA Hires Social Media Pro To Expand Citizen Engagement

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The General Services Administration confirmed today Justin Herman, a widely regarded specialist in interactive online and social media, will join GSA later this month as New Media Manager at GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government. The move is also aimed at supporting GSA’s broader efforts to help federal agencies with their new media initiatives.

Herman will be responsible for “developing strategies for large-scale engagement initiatives, providing policy recommendations and implementation guidance, and coordinating web-based citizen engagement activities using collaborative tools,” according to a spokeswoman in GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. “He is very well respected and well known across government,” she said. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 13, 2012 at 5:48 PM
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