Claudia Hosky sings about the budget.
Here’s what Claudia Hosky has to say about the budget on Government Executive: Government Executive blog
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LEX 2011 Summer School: Managing Legal Resources in the Semantic Web
Registration is now open for the LEX 2011 Summer School: Managing Legal Resources in the Semantic Web (formerly the Legislative XML Summer School), to be held 5-10 September 2011, at the University of Bologna’s campus in Ravenna, Italy. The summer school lasts 6 days and “is organized in two courses:” “A Basic Course providing anRead… Read more »
Open Government Links of the Past Week (or so) – April 8, 2011
Here’s some links related to open government for the past week or so. Enjoy! “Happy One Year Anniversary! A Year of Progress in Open Government“ “Though it’s being overshadowed by the budget discussions this week, it’s important to note (and celebrate!) that today (April 7th) is the one year anniversary of Agency Open Government Plans.”Read… Read more »
The Why of Social Media (part 2)
When thinking about citizen and employee engagement and how we can all work together to address complex issues such as climate change, homelessness and healthcare, to name a few, consider what motivates people and how we can enable them to do what they do best: contribute. Understanding human motivation is the foundation of improving citizenRead… Read more »
What to do during #Shutdown? Women in SharePoint DC Networking Event 4/28/11
As many have mentioned here regarding the looming shutdown, focusing on resilency, positive outlook, and even beards are part of the game plan for many. For those not prone to growing beards (LOL) consider attending some of the tech and networking events you don’t have time to attend during overly busy work weeks. Here’s WomenRead… Read more »
Is Amazon’s Cloud Drive Ready for the Enterprise?
Last week Amazon announced a new cloud-based, consumer-oriented service offering called Amazon Cloud Drive. According to the company, the Cloud Drive is “your hard drive in the cloud.” It will allow users to store “music, videos, photos and documents online and access them from anywhere.” Cloud Drive let people store up to five gigabytes ofRead… Read more »
Government Shutdown—A Pain or A Crisis?
Government shutdown. It isn’t a natural disaster, but it surely could be considered a crisis. As a communications consultant I’ve heard stories from counterparts across the agencies talk about their approaches in dealing with the possible government shutdown. With each discussion the same question comes up, “How do you prepare for a specific event whenRead… Read more »
Scottish councils embrace flexible working to cut costs
The Improvement Service in Scotland is delivering an ambitious project to help Scottish councils use flexible and agile working to help save money. Spearheaded by City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, West Lothian, Fife, Aberdeenshire and Argyll and Bute councils the project will deliver a range of online tools and hands on advice designed to helpRead… Read more »
Friday Fab Five: Social Media Ninjas, Shutdown Rockstars, or National Champs- Which are you?
Shutdown Got You Down? It’s time to take a quick break for the… Friday Fab Five! Yes, it is a stressful day for many to say the least, but it’s also Friday, which means it’s time to take a look back at the week’s accomplishments. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to SteveRead… Read more »
How can cloud computing benefit the Federal Government?
Kevin Paschuck, VP, Public Sector at RightNow offers his perspective on cloud computing at the 2011 SIIA CloudGov conference in Washington, DC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EbuV2_aSoo&feature=player_embedded