Web 2.0 and the Federal Government (Jaideep Venkatesan)

The Center for American Progress has an interesting report on the Federal Government's potential use of Web 2.0 technologies (defined as free hosted services for posting and sharing content) both for internal government processes and in its interactions with the public. The Report notes the need to update Federal government procurement rules applicable to the software, which predate the internet (much less Web 2.0 technologies). It recommends that the government bridge the tension between encouraging government employees to use hosted services as much as possible with the potential that the government be seen as endorsing certain services without following the strictures of procurement rules.

Web 2.0 Report (pdf)