Originally posted at blog.GovTwit.com I attended Secretary Clinton’s speech about Internet freedom yesterday at George Washington University (see the State Department report and Alex Howard’s write-up at GovFresh.com for good overview and links) and as her remarks came to a close, she mentioned that in addition to tweeting in Arabic and Farsi, the State DepartmentRead… Read more »
One of the most popular books about the social media powered digital revolution is Groundswell, by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. Published in 2008, it took a private sector view of the benefits of listening to customers and engaging with them in online spaces. It’s a worthwhile read. The two authors have subsequently published newRead… Read more »
In an announcement Wednesday, Florida Governor Rick Scott said that he would be returning federal funds for a planned high-speed rail project from Tampa to Orland. Gov. Scott joins newly-elected governors in Ohio and Wisconsin who have also pledged to kill federal rail projects. Over $2 billion in federal funds will be passed up byRead… Read more »
Happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Tolstoy Lives are messy. Lives are full of complex relationships and difficult circumstances. All families are chaotic. I mean, I guess they are. Mine is. Certainly some of the most intractable problems that we face in the public sector are caused byRead… Read more »
Yesterday I wrote “Options for Amphibious Operations by Australian Defence Force”, in response to media reports that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will have limited capabilities for amphibious operations for the foreseeable future. Today I noticed that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released “Back to the future: Australia’s interim sealift and amphibious capability” (16 FebruaryRead… Read more »
Robin Eckermann will speak on “The SMART GRID – The looming energy revolution” in Canberra, 4:30pm for 5:00pm, 1 March 2011 (Registration Required). Australian Computer SocietyCanberra Branch Forum – MarchThe SMART GRID – The looming energy revolutionTuesday 1st March 2011 4:30pm registration for 5:00pm start The electricity grid hasn’t changed a lot since Edisson inventedRead… Read more »
“Think of the message that would be sent if GSA took iPads off schedule until working conditions improved in China.” On the drive back from Miami to St. Pete last night, my fiancé was helping me pass the time by reading “The Awful Truth Behind 5 Items Probably On Your Grocery List” on her newRead… Read more »
By Dennis D. McDonald, Ph.D. Back in February 2009 in Challenges Facing Recovery.gov and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board I wrote the following about making Federal stimulus spending data more accessible and “transparent” to the public: Whatever methods are developed to represent and report on the various processes that are involved in implementing theRead… Read more »
OpenPlans and Rockerfeller Foundation are presenting TransportationCamp events in NY and SF next month. Advisors for the events include many Gov 2.0 folks, including me. The future of transportation and involvment of stakeholders and innovators is critical, as municipal agencies such as the MTA grapple with major long-term funding imbalances. Tonight, Nick Grossman from OpenPlansRead… Read more »
Gene L. Dodaro, head of the Government Accountability Office, writes on the pages of today’s New York Times (boo!) about his agency’s biennial assessment of poor-performing government agencies and programs. “Since we started this list of programs at high risk of such problems two decades ago, our office has come to update it with eachRead… Read more »