Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens Welcome New Member: Lowell Crow, US Navy, Community Manager Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Upcoming Forums: TODAY: ELGL Forum with Mark Zusman, Willamette Week Editor March 1: ELGL Conference Planning Committee Meeting March 7: Tiffany Couch, Financial InvestigationRead… Read more »
Having barely avoided falling off the fiscal cliff on January 1, we soon found ourselves sliding down a slippery slope toward a dark and gloomy abyss. The sequester was postponed for only two months, the debt ceiling was raised, but only until May, and we continue to hurtle toward the March 27 expiration of theRead… Read more »
A new American Customer Satisfaction Index has been released and shows that citizen satisfaction with government services, particularly with web services, increased 2.2% over last year. On average, the satisfaction is at 68.4% but this is not consistent across all agencies. It’s interesting to see that the highest satisfaction ratings at the department level wereRead… Read more »
“We the People …” is perhaps the most powerful opening clause ever uttered on this planet. Yet how many of “We,” really take to heart what those three words mean on a personal level? When it comes to the state of civic participation in the United States today, to paraphrase Jimmy Buffett perhaps, “We areRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. ‘We the People’ 2.0 to include APIs – “White House Deputy Director of Online Platform Peter Welsch wrote on the White House blog that Petitions 1.0, the code “We the People” runs on is complete, opening the door for the second version.”Read… Read more »
In the task of relationship building with the government, you need to know that the government actually wants industry to approach government customers. FAR part 15.201, “Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals,” states: “Exchanges of information among all interested parties, from the earliest identification of a requirement through receipt of proposals, are encouraged.” TheRead… Read more »
So International Open Data is rapidly approaching! All around the world people are organizing local events to bring together developers, designers, policy wonks, non-profits, government officials, journalists, everyday citizens and others to play, chart, analyze, educate and/or build apps with open data. For those of us who started International Open Data Day, it was neverRead… Read more »
By BobGourley CTOvision.com, a blog focused on the needs of interprise decision-makers, provides technology context and assessments via newsletters, blog posts, white papers and social media feeds. With this post we are announcing our latest offering, a podcast series which captures content you can listen to on the go. One of the great things aboutRead… Read more »
Change is everywhere. Change happens at breakneck speed – BUT it takes time to recognize and adopt/adapt. Recall the typewriter return at the end of each line – and how long it took typists to stop using it in word-processing. We unconsciously cling to the old models and cite them as ‘rules.’ The Information InterviewRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Android 4.2.2 could roll out this month – Rumors have it the next iteration of Android will be rolling out shortly. Android 4.2.2 is said to have improved Bluetooth connections among others. Via Phandroid, more here. Google’s Big Potential Problem: The ‘Galaxy’Read… Read more »