Yearly Archives: 2009

Federal Eye Eye Opener: The Federal Register Relaunched

Happy Monday! It’s an important day for lawyers, lobbyists, librarians, good government groups, Gov 2.0 junkies and citizens concerned about the business of the executive branch, because the White House, National Archives and Government Printing Office relaunch the online version of the Federal Register today in XML format at Data.gov. The “defacto newspaper of theRead… Read more »

Gerontocracy

Thanks to Mike Seccombe at the Vineyard Gazette Online I learned a new word. Gerontocracy: government by old men. As the children have grown and my wife and I have done a bit more traveling, I sometimes look in local papers for meetings that sound interesting. It does not matter where I go I findRead… Read more »

Department of Defense (DoD) Business Transformation Agency (BTA) EP&I Title 5 violations – part two

From the Government Business Examiner Continued from part one-Department of Defense (DoD) Business Transformation Agency (BTA) EP&I Title 5 violations – part one Continued from part one Not only were tax dollars wasted, but the waste was sanctioned by leadership. And, with the mission of the warfighter a main BTA proclamation, it has occurred toRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Carpetbaggers according to Technosailor

I was at #izeafest in Orlando on Friday and ran into Aaron of technosailor.com (@technosailor) fame. He’s written a few controversial articles on Gov 2.0 Carpetbaggers. In this 1-minute clip, he explains what he means. There is some real gems in here specifically the fact that government is different – different culture, rules/regulation, etc thanRead… Read more »

Fast records management (#ERM) facts from new AIIM survey

The new AIIM Records Management Industry Watch survey is now available. The survey can be downloaded at THIS LINK. The survey results are free, but you must register first. Overall, our findings show that in most organizations, electronic records are still taken less seriously than paper records. Responsibility for applying good records management practice toRead… Read more »

GSA Publishes Citizen Engagement Newsletter

This newsletter should stimulate a lot of discuss on a host of issues in Open Gov, ranging from data sharing, to participation activities, to engagement potential, to standards creation (right there with ya!). Article List: Increasing Citizen Engagement in Government By the People, For the People Citizen Engagement National Dialogues Build Communities Believable Change: ARead… Read more »

The passing of a great man.

In these days when politicians are being vilified from coast to coast. When transparency and accountability are ignored. There still stands tall some elected officials whose reputations are beyond reproach. I would like to honor such a man. I first met Harvey Stower when he was a State Representative and I was a rookie Mayor.Read… Read more »