How Governments Use Social Media for Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery

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How are government agencies using social media to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters?

The Federation of American Scientists recently posted on its Web site a CRS report, "Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses, Future Options, and Policy Considerations,"  by Bruce R. Lindsay. The report argues that social media may be used in a "systematic" way as "an emergency management tool.

Weekly Round-up - October 14, 2011

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of October 10, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Collaborative Governance in Action

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OMB sponsors several collaborative initiatives that reach across federal, state, and local boundaries. One, the Collaborative Forum, which is supported by the Partnership Fund, just recently relocated its support functions to the National Academy of Public Administration.

Reverse Auctioning: Saving Money and Increasing Transparency

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Reverse auctions—auctions where an organization posts a buying requirement and interested suppliers drive prices down as they bid against one another to win the auction—are a simple idea whose time has come.

Reverse Auctioning: Saving Money and Increasing Transparency by Professor David C.Wyld, is the latest repo

Weekly Round-up - October 21, 2011

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of October 17, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Recovering from the Recovery Act - Part 2

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President Obama put Vice President Biden in charge of the implementation of the $787 billion Recovery Act. Ed DeSeve had an eagle eye’s view of the interaction between agencies, states, localities, and non-profits.

Weekly Round-up: October 28, 2011

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of October 24, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Agency Customer Service Plans

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Back in April, President Obama issued an executive order directing agencies to step up their efforts to improve customer service.

Reports on Environment and Energy

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The Center has recently published four reports that discuss innovative ways government agencies can increase energy efficiency and sustainability, and examine environmental collaboration.

Energy-efficiency and sustainability never really go out of fashion.  Recently, however, a new emphasis has been placed on better use of energy and greater stewardship of the environment--especially by government organizations.

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