The Obama Administration has arguably become one of the most adept administrations in history at harnessing new media technologies to take its case directly to the American public. How the White House takes advantage of new media can be seen in several White House videos posted on YouTube in the past week. The first isRead… Read more »
The theme for AFGE’s 2012 Voter Protection Program is “AFGE Defends Democracy.” In 2011, state legislatures introduced numerous bills and passed laws that are invading and destroying the voting rights of honest working-class Americans. The increased efforts of the Republican Party to disenfranchise voters and make it difficult to get to the polls can notRead… Read more »
Last week, we were pleased to host the first Confab Call of 2012 with our special guest Tom Atlee. It was a great call with nearly 100 participants, an active question and answer period and even a thoughtful “breakout” session (see the document below). Since the call itself was long and the audio file isRead… Read more »
The House of Representatives has released an agenda for its all-day Legislative Data Conference, set for February 2nd. If you are interested in attending, you can RSVP here. House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference Agenda Original post
Policy Fellow Matt Rumsey wrote this post. Here is Thursday’s look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News Roundup: International Two years after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, the country is still dealing with the ramifications of rampant corruption on the rebuilding process. Transparency International isRead… Read more »
The Economist Intelligence Unit sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton recently released their Cyber Power Index, which compares the G20 countries in their ability to resist cyber attacks while simultaneously leveraging information technology in their economy. The nations are ranked based on 39 indicators combined into 4 weighted attributes: Legal and Regulatory Framework, Economic and SocialRead… Read more »
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Researchers at Purdue University (IN) used market research tools to test the mood of Chicago commuters by analyzing their Twitter posts. Original post
I analyzed SOTA for all remarks, plans, legislation, ideas to support JOBS and TRAINING and EDUCATION in the US for 2012. I came up with 11 major points that were made. I wrote this: “The initiatives described in the State of the Union may or may not be offering you real jobs today. “ ReadRead… Read more »
While virtualization offers many benefits to enterprise such as lower costs and greater flexibility, it also creates new challenges. One of the greatest concerns with switching over to virtualized infrastructure, espeically in government, is security and compliance in a complex and dynamic environment which legacy software can no longer handle. Catbird offers automated security solutionsRead… Read more »