Yearly Archives: 2009

100 days and counting

President Obama’s first 100 days will be up at the end of this month. And no one will question that he’s been very busy. He’s tackled the economy and foreign policy, rescinded a number of Bush executive orders and put the government on a track for better IT. Has he kept his promise of transparencyRead… Read more »

Meeting Notes from April 17th ACT-IAC Content Delivery Committee

ACT/IAC Content Delivery Committee Teleconference April 17, 2009 Meeting Attendees: Martha Przysucha, Program Chair, C&T SIG Tchad Moore, Group Lead, Applied Web 2.0, C&T SIG Tom Suder, Group Lead, Web 2.0 Technologies, ET SIG Angela Norris, ACT Top 10 Committee Lead, Program Committee Mary Davie, Acting Asst Commissioner for Customer Accounts and Research, GSA FASRead… Read more »

Digital etiquette – are government agencies adequately prepared to engage appropriately online?

Republished from eGovAU. Etiquette is important in every form of social engagement. When Australians meet others for the first time we exchange names, shake hands and make light conversation before getting down to the main topic of conversation. Other cultures have different social etiquette. Many hug or kiss cheeks on first meeting, exchange business cardsRead… Read more »

A chance to bring our Web 2.0 to those outside of IT

It has been a productive week for the team working on our Web 2.0 initiative. We launched our first project based SharePoint site, five departments are involved. People included in this team are the Director of Finance and the Director of Human Resources among others. We also got our Facebook page rolling. We need toRead… Read more »

AABPA Conference Tweets

The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis held its spring 2009 symposium today – who knew budget could be so interesting? For a window into some sessions, search Twitter using kwooleyy #aabpa. Michele Heffner, OpenGov, described the lively conversations about Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration that took place on the MAX Federal Community a fewRead… Read more »

Webinar: Measurement Needs for Solar Energy 4/21/09

The US Measurement System Office is hosting a webinar: Alternative Energy Webinar Measurement and Standards Needs for Solar Energy Technologies Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Time: 1:00 PM (ET) Length: 90 Minutes Cost: Free Agenda Introduction to the Webinar & Measurement Knowledge Hub Objectives for Today Summary of Solar Energy Measurement Needs Methodology Sources MajorRead… Read more »

Up, Up, and Away! Five Tips for Launching an Internal Network

So, you’ve been searching high and low for a way to jazz up your office’s internal communications and collaboration, and now you’ve heard that GSA negotiated a terms-of-service agreement with Facebook for federal agencies. Your agency is on board, too? You even got the go-ahead from your boss?! These are definitely exciting times. Let theRead… Read more »

Federal Managers View on Transparency

A study came out yesterday on how federal managers view Obama’s transparency initiatives and what they see as the main challenges in implementing his vision. The study, conducted by Government Business Council, found that while most managers support more transparency, they also agree that existing agency practices and IT infrastructures are inadequate to implement theseRead… Read more »