A social media directory launched last year by the General Services Administration has something for everyone, including links to G.S.A. Facebook and Twitter sites.

The Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds (F.C.V.W.) Conference is being held May 11-13 in Washington, D.C. Sponsor and host of the event is the National Defense University’s iCollege, Fort McNair.

The first-day morning keynote speaker is David A.

G.A. Redding of Redding Associates has been named to the United States Distance Learning Association (U.S.D.L.A.) Hall of Fame.

Last month, U.S. Pres. Barack Obama announced a proposal for $90 million in funding for the creation of a new grant competition called the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Education (ARPA-ED). Rafi Holzman, CEO of Luidia, Inc.

Education is one of the fastest developing sectors worldwide, generating large-scale revenues and employment, according to a new report from Research and Markets.

A new online training tool for federal human resources managers is the second phase of the government’s Human Resources University, a Web-based platform offering a course catalog, career guide for current and future HR professionals, and information »

A new whitepaper from DScape Interactive highlights the benefits of using green-screen video in e-learning content and offers a primer on trying the technique.

A federal government shutdown -- possible if Congress doesn’t take legislative action by March 4 -- wouldn’t necessarily mean a complete shutdown.

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The U.S. Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has a new president. She is Katrina McFarland, selected in December 2010. She will be tasked to build upon DAU’s outstanding reputation as the DoD’s primary learning institution while overseeing the »

First published to the Web on Feb. 17, the National Broadband Map (NBM) allows users to view broadband availability across every neighborhood in the United States.