Inspectors General – “Change Agents for Better Government” Features: Speakers will include elected officials from the federal, State, and local levels and other top officials to discuss the stimulus, ARRA and other issues facing Inspectors General offices General Sessions for Conference Attendees include: • FBI Interface – Combating Fraud • I.G. Reform ActRead… Read more »
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in affiliation with the Association of Inspectors General, has launched a new opportunity for professional development and career advancement in the field of inspection and oversight. John Jay’s highly respected MPA Inspector General Program is now available in both the traditional classroom format and in a primarily online format.Read… Read more »
Happy 4th of July eve, eve, eve … I just LOVE this holiday! I hope you all have fun family plans.Ok, maybe just ..fun plans? 🙂 Everyone was just very, very chatty today … great info (everyone is really really ready for the HOLIDAY!) I am having guests for part of a long week, andRead… Read more »
I attended the very first Government 2.0 lunch today in Canberra which included the head of the newly formed Government 2.0 Taskforce, Dr Nicholas Gruen (link to twitter profile). The topic being discussed was how do we as engaged citizens working within and outside Government, assist the taskforce in it’s mission of putting in placeRead… Read more »
A few years ago it was made public that Karl Rove, President George W. Bush’s political adviser, and Vice-President Dick Cheney were using a political party’s email system for work related communication instead of their official government accounts. A political party is under no obligation by law to archive its emails for posterity. This broughtRead… Read more »
My blog from the conference: http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/06/personal-democracy-forum-confe.html The first day at the Personal Democracy Forum conference revolved around the freedom to experiment, necessary infrastructure, and the need to change.
Well! I have missed you, and I hope you have missed me. I am just immersed in a project that is so personally satisfying that I can hardly tear myself away from it. It’s a Father’s Day present. My daddy is 80; a retired business executive, a politician, and always very involved politically. That generation?Read… Read more »
I’ve been tasked with learning about Google Sites. Google is of course ubiquitous in this business, and we’ve used Google Calendar for the Kansas Transportation Calendar on K-TOC from the beginning. Now I’m learning how the various Google apps—Calendar, Documents, Video etc.—fit together. We’re providing comms support for a fact-finding committee with members scattered acrossRead… Read more »
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has tapped three Census Bureau veterans to serve as part-time advisers on operational, management and contracting issues while President Obama’s nominee to serve as Census director awaits a full Senate confirmation vote. The trio includes Dr. Kenneth Prewitt, who served as bureau director from 1998 to 2001 and was widely believedRead… Read more »
Participation Camp Twitter Stream: June 27, 2009 (continued) 4:00 pm Silona: If you are transparent about your strategy you can build the right kind of community to police itself! #pcamp09 remind me of talks w @jwales 4:00 pm sdohrn: RT @counti8: I feel @markelliott’s pain re: talking about strategy before talking about the tech withRead… Read more »