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.

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