Here's just a small sample of the many online "communities of practice" in government: CompanyCommand (an Army site to connect company commanders working to build combat-ready units); Emerging Leaders (sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services University); Highway Community Exchange (a Federal Highway Administration on transportation issues); IT Community of Practice (sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University's Acquisition Community Connection); and PlatoonLeader (an Army site to connect platoon leaders). CompanyCommand started out as a grass-roots effort yet now has more than 7,000 members and more than 50 topic areas. Maj. Peter Kilner, one of the four strategic leaders of the site, says: "People have tons of information, and people help their buddies. But really sharing their knowledge people need to be inspired and encouraged and then you need to enable it." Bob Turner, a workforce leadership strategist at the Federal Aviation Administration, adds: "One of the things that has stood out for me was that there are a lot of people in government willing to share their expertise, but it's hard for them to find each other."
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