Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. In my blog last month on Governor Perry’s veto of Texas House Bill 2499, the fate of the Department of Information Resources (DIR) and its pending sunset was largely unclear. “This veto is a clear shot across the bow by the governor indicating his keen and continued interest inRead… Read more »
Thanks to Ken Wheaton, SLA PNW President-Elect 2011, Web Services Librarian, Alaska State Court System, for this guest post about the KM Café on Competencies and Careers held at the SLA 2011 Annual Conference & Info-Expo on Monday, June 13th from 4:00- 5:30 PM. Cafés and unconferences bring a new spin to conference attendance andRead… Read more »
David Raths of Government Technology reported recently on an interesting question: Should state and local governments be allowed to “opt out” of a controversial DHS program that automatically shares criminals’ fingerprints with federal immigration officials? The program, called “Secure Communities,” suffers from confusion about whether governments get to choose if they want to be involvedRead… Read more »
A Day In The GovLife is series that profiles people in interesting or unusual government jobs and gets the scoop on what it’s like to be in that role and how you can get there. Day In The GovLife Interviewee: Raymond Limon Job: Chief Human Capital Officer at the Corporation for National and Community ServiceRead… Read more »
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Data visualisations is the process of turning into graphics to make information easier to understand or correlate; however, it does far more than this. The data can be interpreted using various types of visual imagery dependant on the services being analysed. There are many ways it can be done. If it is information or address-basedRead… Read more »
Recently, the Dutch Civil Servant 2.0 books have been translated in English. Steve asked me to post some excerpts from my books on Govloop. This is the beginning of chapter 5 in the first book (from 2008!), where I try to project the web 2.0 change onto government, governmental organisations and civil servants. What doesRead… Read more »
Day Seven of mobile challenges is about privacy and identity management. Mobile has been called an intimate technology. People carry their mobile devices with them at all times. Their phones have easy access to friends and family contacts, calendars, email, and social networks. The availability of location and personal data requires government to be extraRead… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Smart Meter Shipments to Top 100m in 2011 Budget woes could hurt push for solar power Air Force issues guidance to streamline environmental reviews Green Build Briefing: Top 10 Markets, Product Rankings, LEED Certifications And you’ll find more headlinesRead… Read more »
A lot of movement on the open data (and not so open data) front in Canada. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Open Data Portal Launched Some readers may remember that last week I wrote a post about the imminent launch of CIDA’s open data portal. The site is now live and has a healthy amountRead… Read more »