Coast Guard 2.0
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009The following article appeared as a side bar in Government Executive (July 2009). It illustrates some of the collaboration potential of the new electronic media options:
“When the U.S. Coast Guard’s Boutwell made a recent port call in Djibouti, Commandant Adm. Thad Allen boarded the high-endurance cutter for an all-hands meeting with the crew. The Boutwell is circling the globe, so Allen figured it would be nice to shoot some video “shout outs” with the crew and post them on the Web, so families could see and hear their loved ones during the deployment. It was a typical gesture for Allen. Rarely does a day pass when he or his aides aren’t posting photos, video or a blog item for anyone who wants to know what he’s up to.