The RSS in Government blog has been quiet since this summer, but it's back today with three interesting posts:

1. The use of RSS in the Dutch Ministry of Transportation, Public Works and Management:

   Harro Ranter, Senior Knowledge Consultant for the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management is happy to announce that his agency has recently started a RSS news channel. Wide and immediate dissemination of their news is vital since the agency is responsible for mobility policy in the Netherlands and for protection against floods or falling water tables.

2. The Navy is investigating blogging software for project management:

   Weblogs provide for collaboration between experts on an as needed basis and virtually eliminate the need to send correspondence and documents by e-mail. TeamPage, in particular, allows users to set up a portal for viewing several Weblogs from one page. This faceting capability seems to be the significant feature possibly not available through other less expensive open source alternatives. According to Washington Technology, Traction's server-based enterprise software ranges in price from $5,000 per server to $10,000 per server plus $125 per account, depending on features. A single user version runs for about $250.

3. And, RSS to email notification