Today was the last day of classes for me at the Federally Employed Women’s Conference in Orlando Florida. This was the best day yet! I had only one class today and it was Lean Six Sigma. I have wanted to learn more about Six Sigma but never really had the opportunity–so I could not missRead… Read more »
July 23, 2009, 2:03 pm Written by Ashlee Vance of New York Times Look out, lobbyists: Here come the open-source zealots. Some of the world’s largest technology companies have banded together in a bid to push open-source software on the United States government. They’ve formed a group called Open Source for America, which seeks toRead… Read more »
How do we address 508 issues when posting information on social media sites?
Hey Everyone! Just a note to let you know that we’ve posted the first wave of confirmed sessions for Gov 2.0 Summit to the conference web site. Tim and Dick are hard at work on the program and we expect to post more new sessions and confirmed speakers soon. You can request an invite toRead… Read more »
If interested in open data, read this interesting paper by Joshua Tauberer who runs the congressional transparency website GovTrack.us, with help from Gunnar Hellekson (RedHat, Inc.).This is version 1.1 dated 7/20/2009 Dr D.C.Misra
You’d think the Energy Department would be good about saving on energy consumption, but a new internal audit suggests it has wasted millions of dollars on unnecessary energy costs that could have been avoided if temperature controls in certain facilities functioned properly. The department spent approximately $300 million to cool and heat its 9,000 facilitiesRead… Read more »
One recurring theme I heard over the course of the two-day Open Government and Innovation Conference was trust. I believe it was David Wennergren from DoD who recommended Stephen M.R. Covey’s book “The Speed of Trust.” I haven’t read it yet but plan to, because I think the connection between social media and trust isRead… Read more »
Allan Eustis and I attended the Open Government and Innovations Conference (OGI) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Like so many, we were lured in by the chance to hear directly from the White House via CTO Aneesh Copra and CIO Vivek Kundra. Both were excellent speakers. They made good points and as a citizen I haveRead… Read more »
This year will be our best year yet. The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) invites customers from all federal agencies to participate in our 2009 Open House. Come see our creative professionals at work, learn about our new products and services, and enter to win FREE training or a FRAMED photo of our new President,Read… Read more »
Last week I released the final draft for internal agency management review through an extranet based wiki. Soon I intend to open it to other agencies and private industry comments to comply with the administration’s directive on transparent and collaborative government. I would like this to be a collaborative effort. No anonymous comments are allowed.Read… Read more »