The Obama Administration has made openness and transparency a priority. But three years in, people are starting to ask does transparency add VALUE? John Wonderlich is the Policy Director at the Sunlight Foundation. He’s written extensively on the status of open government. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program why transparency matters. “It shouldn’tRead… Read more »
If “most used phrase since 2009” was an Olympic event then “open government” would surely dominate. Olympic spirit and jokes aside, I wanted to pass along an excellent read from the Open Government Partnerships blog. In it, IdeaScale’s Jessica Day (and my awesome colleague) does a great job highlighting the tangible progress of open government,Read… Read more »
There’s been a lot of commentary this week in the media around the decision by the Australian Advertising Board (ASB) to rule that the comments of fans published on an brand’s Facebook page are actually advertisements and must comply with industry self-regulation and consumer protection laws. In face the ruling states that Facebook, and otherRead… Read more »
I just read an interesting post on Fast Company, which featured Joseph Garner, the director of Craigslist Joe, which is a documentary about his quest to see whether or not online communities could actually take care of people in real life. Here, Garner talks about how to get just about anything you need from socialRead… Read more »
The latest issue of Journal of Information Technology & Politics (Volume 9, Issue 3, 2012, pages 279-297) features an interesting article by Travis Kriplean and others: Facilitating Diverse Political Engagement with the Living Voters Guide (requires registration/payment). Abstract: Unlike 20th-century mass media, the Internet requires self-selection of content by its very nature. This has raisedRead… Read more »
So I’ve been thinking about my earlier post on “Metrics: One Rule to Rule Them All.” It argued that each government agency should have just one metric to guide its performance, very much like the President has one approval rating that we use to gauge his or her success. The idea of having one orRead… Read more »
GovLoop is proud to announce our latest guide, The GovLoop Guide: Navigating the Digital Government Roadmap. Technological advancements have enabled government to improve how services are delivered to citizens. This guide focuses on the technology that has enabled government to increase productivity, improve performance and innovate proactively. Throughout this report, we highlight the top trendsRead… Read more »
Good Afternoon everyone! My name is Nakia Raglin and I am a Corporate Recruiter with STG International in Alexandria, VA. We’re currently recruiting for Program Managers, Assistant Program Managers, and Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program Managers to provide support for a potential project under a contract with the Army National Guard. For more information,Read… Read more »
“Emergency management is dead. Well, at least as most people know it. It’s time for another revolution in the professional field of emergency management that embraces the impact, expectation, challenges, and potential benefits of embracing the integration of social expectations into the general public. This is not the first time the profession of emergency managementRead… Read more »
Originally published on Tri Tuns blog Insights. The now classic Seinfeldian “yada yada yada” is a phrase so many of us (still) use to headline a story and gloss over details is – like most comedy – a double-edged sword of both humor and truth. Of course, the “yada yada yada” ceases to be funnyRead… Read more »