from adrielhampton.com – Last evening I was reminded about a point Canadian govie Nick Charney made in a recent chat – tools like Twitter are fantastic for connecting those in government (or anywhere, really) who are “wired to share.” That resonates with my strong opinion that “Government 2.0″ is about a culture, not any particularRead… Read more »
I’m excited about this 3-minute video that captures the energy at a Harrisonburg Summit. You’ll see footage from my Mayor’s Sustainability Summit, which is archived online. I was honored to have Harrison Owen, the founder of Open Space Technology, come visit me to give guidance on how to design the first summit. Over 150 peopleRead… Read more »
By Sophicity. The 17th century saw the widespread introduction of domesticated cows to North American shores by English settlers. However, over the next century it became clear that while the cows were docile and produced good milk and meat, they were not particularly well suited to the harsh winters of the New World and consumedRead… Read more »
Twitter has had a big impact in the way we communicate, but security concerns have put a damper on its use within the DoD/IC, until now… Welcome Chirp! Chirp is an Open Source Twitter clone available on Intelink. It is on NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS, has an official Authority to Operate (ATO) and on productionRead… Read more »
This is a revision of an email I sent to a colleague. Some names will be redacted because I’m not sure if they would like to be posted here. K, I’m sharing this with Mark Patrick at Joint Staff because he’s a smart guy and may have some good stuff to say. He lives ECMRead… Read more »
We need creative people to help the Federal Wave program. We did put ourselves on Facebook to lay out things, since everyone can get there. If everyone would get on board – that would really help this program. What’s the link between the two; Fed Wave and creative people? And how is Fed Wave differentRead… Read more »
I’m a big fan of the “Redesigning the Government” project over at Sunlight Labs, especially their latest mock-ups for the FCC. One particular part of their post rang true to me, as I’m frequently tasked with developing information architecture for government websites: “In many discussions that we’ve had with people who develop these sites, they’veRead… Read more »
I had a conversation with some folks at my shop on Thursday afternoon as the great ‘balloon boy’ fiasco unfolded about why it was such compelling watching. We all kind of felt stupid about being sucked into such a strange story and the conversation made me realize just why it was such a powerful newsRead… Read more »
The Computer is an Intelligent Donkey ! With this definition we will approach one of the principal problems for the progress of the Technology of the Information in the current days. For being one it conspires that it simply assists to programming commands, they become necessary Analysts, Programmers and an entire range of professionals thatRead… Read more »
I’ve been teasing everyone regarding the big GovLoop news for a couple weeks now. And I’m excited that it is official and I can share the good good news. Andrew Krzmarzick is officially joining the GovLoop team today and will become the official GovLoop Community Manager. This is another huge step in a march toRead… Read more »