Yearly Archives: 2009

“Sweet GovTweets” Sat 4 April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @ariherzog: Did you know the U.S. Government (via HUD) operates an ATM-like internet kiosk program? http://ad.vu/ptv8 #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Microsoft’s apps for government cloud computing: http://is.gd/qJ6y #gov20 @marlinex: @levyj413 Does Listen & Learn = Rinse & Repeat = Measure & Iterate? http://is.gd/qJRp #socmedsc #govsocmed #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Still mulling over this oneRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Fri. 3rd April 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @you2gov: Here is my reaction blog to the excellent #Gov20Camp this past weekend in DC. Are you Citizen 2.0 yet? http://tinyurl.com/d8dwhe #opengov @you2gov: #Colorado: #Transparent or not? Will they or won’t they? One thing hurts another. What’s to hide? #OpenGov http://tinyurl.com/COnoTranspar @danancona: More digitally adept congresspeople request fewer earmarks, butRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” -Thurs 2nd April, 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @planetrussell: discovering: Citizens Expect Government 2.0 http://tr.im/iaH5 by @signalmag #gov20 #opengov @sabrak: Meeting with @jbertrand to talk about a #gov20 unconference in the NW. Think we could get critical mass? Interested? @NoelDickover: Transforming 508 Compliance: Stop Enforcing, Start Innovating. http://tiny.cc/kPYx3 #gov20 #accessibility @djharrity: ACT-IAC is now a tweetin’ … @ACTIACRead… Read more »

Gone #Camping: My 2.0 Experience of #gov20camp

The unfortunate budget realities in the State of California prevented me from traveling to Washington, D.C. last weekend to attend Government 2.0 Camp, but that didn’t stop me from participating! Thanks to live tweeting, I was able to follow the event from the very beginning to the very end (and then beyond, as presentations, videosRead… Read more »

Is Australian egovernment innovation on life support?

Republished from eGovAU. I’ve been reading a post by James Dellow at his Chieftech blog, Using Twitter as a benchmark for Australian local government use of social media. He compared the 90 out of 468 (approx. 20%) UK councils using Twitter to the 3 out of 677 (less than 1%) Australian councils using the toolRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: NASA’s Controversial IG Resigns

NASA’s controversial inspector general Robert Cobb has resigned following bipartisan calls for his resignation and criticism from fellow watchdogs, most notably a recent Government Accountability Office report that determined he had done little to identify waste or fraud at the space agency. His resignation is effective April 11. Appointed by then-President George W. Bush inRead… Read more »