State Department
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The State Department has international posts...and something called \"Virtual Presence Posts.\" The program helps the Department work with key cities, regions, and countries without an American embassy or consulate building. The state department website says that most of their Virtual Presence Posts have their own online sites. That way, diplomats have a choice of travel, public outreach programs, media events, or online webchats to create a \"virtual\" presence to connect with local populations.
March 22, 2010 -
The State Department Office of eDiplomacy is working to launch an internal networking site, tentatively called \"StateBook\", allowing employees to read open messages to and for each other. Office Director Richard Boly says the site will make it easy for State Department employees to identify other people\'s expertise - where they\'ve worked before - helping them collaborate in a mobile workforce. StateBook is the latest program marking a change from a post-Cold War secrecy to a need to share information internally.
March 22, 2010 -
Pakistani officials say a Filipino militant wanted by the United States was killed in an American drone strike earlier this month. Abdul Basit Usman was reportedly killed on Jan. 14 close to the Afghan border. The State Department\'s list of most-wanted terrorists identifies Usman as a bomb-making expert with links to the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf militant group and the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah network.
January 22, 2010 -
Multiple hearings focus on figuring out what led to the Dec. 25 attempted terrorist attack. FBI, DHS, State offer details on what changes each made in the last month.
January 21, 2010 -
The Federal government has jumped into action after yesterday\'s earthquake in Haiti. The lead agencies for Federal response are USAID, working through the State Department; and the Defense Department.
January 13, 2010 -
OMB has launched new tool to automate FISMA reporting. This data will help populate a new cybersecurity dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says. OMB also wants to collect more specific data around how much and where agencies are spending money on IT security.
October 30, 2009 -
What would the New World look like if Christopher Columbus had been a federal worker rather than a private contractor? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says things would probably be a lot quieter.
October 19, 2009 -
New group is developing performance measures that are based on outcomes. OMB has set a November deadline for a draft of the metrics that will be reviewed by government and industry. DHS says the governmentwide focus to improve cybersecurity is on standards, metrics and authentication.
October 02, 2009 -
German authorities are bracing for the possibility of terror attacks. On Friday they arrested a 25-year-old Turkish man they suspected of posting a video on the internet threatening Germany with an attack after yesterday\'s federal election. German media report pictures of Berlin\'s Brandenburg Gate and the Frankfurt skyline, and photos of top Germany government official were posted on the internet along with a threat the government believe came from the Taliban. The U.S. State Department, in a sign of just how serious this all is, is warning Americans to keep a low profile if they go to Germany.
September 28, 2009 -
At any given time, 12.3 million people are forced into sexual exploitation and labor. Human trafficking happens in virtually every country, including the United States. The State Department is teaming up with the Washington Nationals…
September 10, 2009 -
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Federal agencies have sent hundreds of civilians to Afghanistan ahead Thursday’s presidential election. The goal is to help that country choose its next leader in a peaceful way and to help Afghans rebuild their war-torn…
August 18, 2009 -
In an attempt to address post September 11th challenges, the State Department merged three of its bureaus that deal with arms control and nonproliferation down to two. But a new report from the Government Accountability…
July 20, 2009 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that straight and gay workers in most federal agencies may have to wait a while - a long while - before they get the same domestic partner benefits that have been extended to State Department\'s Foreign Service staff.
July 17, 2009 -
Temperatures are rising in Asia after aggressive acts by North Korea. The State Department is leading the US response to nuclear and missile testing by Pyongyang. Yesterday spokesman Ian Kelly updated reporters on the situation…
May 27, 2009