This week I was able to pick the brain of IT Queen and super active GovLooper, Lauren Modeen! She took some time to chat and I ended up with one awesome interview! Thanks Lauren! Enjoy! 1. What do you do exactly at Computech? Aha – – what do I do exactly at Computech…a solid openingRead… Read more »
Have you tried Yammer in your agency? Yammer is like an inside-the-firewall version of Twitter, enabling you to create a members-only social network inside your agency – instantly and for free. It operates a lot like Twitter, but with some nice extras. You can create private groups, add RSS feeds and the update field isn’tRead… Read more »
On his first day in office, President Obama began acting on his campaign promise to “change the way Washington does business.” His first directive to agencies articulated a set of principles of how he wants the government to do its business: more transparency in how government does it work, more citizen participation via the Internet,Read… Read more »
Interesting article below, it asks if govt workers are ready to telework (article raises the question in light of swine flu developments…) Having just returned yesterday from Guadalajara, Mexico — where I teleworked for GovPartner and saw first hand the tremendous effect a potential epidemic like this would have on our daily activities — theRead… Read more »
Last week, Steve Ressler told you about an upcoming initiative to let the public shape the future of Recovery.gov. Building a portal where the public can monitor the dispersal of stimulus funds and progress of the economic recovery, transparently and in real time, is no easy feat. So, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, inRead… Read more »
I vow not to miss next years Gov’t Web conference (on now at GWU). In the interest of opengov, I’d be happy to be a rep from Canada! Following the session #Govwebcon on Twitter – congrats on a tremendous event. M.
Hello, I have occasionally found some interesting information that I thought other people in the different parts of the U.S. Gov’t.(Including State/County/Local) & possibly the Business or Education sectors should know about also, such as the Chinese (Civilian &/or Gov’t.) cyber-warfare issues that are coming to light. These IT issues are not limited to exploitationsRead… Read more »
One of the great things about Web 2.0 is the ability to move in almost real time. To respond with changes to changing events. The main page of US Dept of HHS has been redesigned to cover both avian and swine flu. http://www.pandemicflu.gov/index.html Wednesday’s webinar on State and local pandemic planning has changed to coverRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @gwynnek: IT & Web leaders push for rewrite of outdated paperwork reduction act rules. Online not = paper! http://ow.ly/3vKK #gov20 (tx @MWEditor) @cdorobek: DorobekInsider.com: Team Obama puts out the help wanted sign for Recovery.gov transparency ideas http://twurl.nl/78oiw4 #gov20 @govloop: New GovLoop Project of Week – Cumberland County and Web 2.0Read… Read more »
I attended Vivek Kundra’s talk at an NVTC break this past Saturday, April 25th. Vivek challenged the audience and the federal government to rethink how to reach the public in their ‘daily digital life’ and to find innovative paths to deliver services. He underlined the importance of the federal government to attract the best ‘humanRead… Read more »