I’m a big fan of the site Quora. It’s a great community where really smart people ask and answer questions – a Yahoo Answers that isn’t lame. Tonight the President is coming to Quora. More info below The 2012 State of the Union: Watch the Address and Ask the White House Your Questions on QuoraRead… Read more »
I really like how data.gov is launching niche communities like health.data.gov. Generally I believe if we want interest in our government data it’s not going to be developing just broad “data” ecosystem. Instead, I think we need to build smaller ecosystems like transit data, health data, jobs data, education data, etc. So I was excitedRead… Read more »
I was just listening to a leadership podcast entitled “The Power of Apprenticeship” and I wanted to share some of the lessons from it. In essence, there are three steps to successfully engaging in apprenticeship activities: **************** 1. Selecting – when you see someone that makes you take notice, find a way to personally investRead… Read more »
Last week as we posted on GovLoop, Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel launched the call for feedback on the National Dialogue on Mobility Strategy. A week later let’s look the top 3 most popular suggestions are: –Develop a shared services catalogue –Encourage Bring Your Own Device policies(see GL discussion thread on Bring Your Own Device) –MobileRead… Read more »
This week HHS CTO asked for help in creating their new open gov plan. Any suggestions for him? Any favorite opengov plans? ———————————— Help Us Develop Our New Open Gov Plan Posted January 17, 2012 By Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, HHS In January 2009, President Obama issued the Open Government Directive, calling for governmentRead… Read more »
As FCW reported, The VA launched Acquisition Academy Acquisition Internship School’s Warriors to Workforce Program -a 3 year internship for contract specialists. Smart idea. VA is in great need for more contract specialists and I think this is a great win to recruit from wounded warriors. Will be interested to see how it turns out.Read… Read more »
Happy Friday, everyone! If there is one thing I’ve experienced while driving through various cities, it’s been the potholes. A small bump in the road can instantly turn your tire flat and your commute sour. As cities go through climate changes, wear and tear of roadways starts to show in the form of potholes. However,Read… Read more »
This morning I attended the 2012 Government Customer Satisfaction Forum: Annual Results for the Federal Government, the event was sponsored by Federal Consulting Group and the National Business Center (DOI). Here was the agenda for the conference, followed by my quick notes and insights for the presentation: Keynote Speaker: Ron Raborg, Deputy Commissioner for QualityRead… Read more »
Social Media, the way you hear people talk about it you’d think it was the end all be all of the business world but is it? It seems like social media is about being there rather than what you do once your there. Once your agency or city has a twitter and a facebook it’sRead… Read more »
Big news for those in state government web today… LEXINGTON, Ky., January 17, 2012 — Following lengthy discussionsinvolving members of the National Association of State ChiefInformation Officers (NASCIO) Social Media Legal Workgroup, YouTube hasagreed to modify the terms of service exclusively for state government.The new terms resolve a series of legal issues around indemnificationand courtRead… Read more »