Will Social Security Get Social Media in the Government 2.0 Age?
by Alexander Howard – On its 75th anniversary, the Social Security Administration ranks as the largest government program by dollars paid in the United States federal government. It surpasses even discretionary defense and Medicare/Medicaid spending in the federal budget. As the 21st century dawns, new technology and a mandate for open government from the Obama [...]
State of Mich. finalizing policy on social media
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — The state plans to consider what its employees and agencies post on social media websites as matters of public record and subject to Freedom of Information Act requests. Michigan is working to finalize a policy that is expected to be completed in August, Kurt Weiss, a spokesman for the state’s [...]
Facebookers blame Vietnam for blocking site
By Giang Nguyen, CNN Vietnamese government officials deny the accusation. Mr. Dang Anh Tuan, with the government’s Ministry of Information and Communications, told CNN: “We don’t have a policy to block Facebook,” although he acknowledged that Facebook activities are a concern to the agency and that its use by Vietnam’s netizens were monitored. Vietnamese Internet [...]