New DC CTO not so hot on apps contests?

Bryan Sivak, Washington DC’s new CTO, in an interview recently about the outcomes of their Apps for Democracy contests (paraphrasing): Applications spun up by these contests tend to be more “cool” than useful to the average city resident. Designed for devices that aren’t necessarily used by the large populations that might need to interact withRead… Read more »

Drupal Open Training Class in Washington DC – June 28, 29, 30

Our CEO, Tom Erickson, announced right around the time of Drupalcon, that Heather James was joining Acquia (the Commercial Drupal support company) to fulfill goal of ours for some time – to provide Drupal education on a scalable, global basis. We’re very excited to announce an offering that we’ve been working on for some timeRead… Read more »

The Federal Coach: Four leadership lessons from the oil-spill’s Adm. Thad Allen

The Gulf Coast oil spill has become one of the greatest environmental disasters this country has ever faced, and many are already blaming our federal government and its leaders for a failed response. It’s appropriate to question our leaders — even in a crisis — but we should consider both facts and context before rushingRead… Read more »

LIVE WEB CHAT TODAY, JUNE 8, 2010 WITH PRESIDENT JOHN GAGE!

WHO: AFGE National President John Gage WHAT: Will host a live Web chat to discuss TSA and AFGE’s involvement at the agency, including the union’s forward-thinking move to initiate an election at TSA WHERE: Online at www.tsaunion.net/townhall.cfm WHEN: Tuesday, June 8, 2010; 2-3 p.m. EDT On June 8, AFGE National President John Gage will holdRead… Read more »

Government 2.0 in Russia: Alena Popova

Let me introduce myself to GovLoop community. My name is Alena Popova. I’m developing the direction of Government 2.0 in Russia. I’ve created the project Duma 2.0 (in russian), which was established in December 2009 and operates on the principle of Citizen 2.0 Project Duma 2.0 is a social initiative aimed to improve the lawsRead… Read more »

Investing in Russia?

Great Article by Matt Marshal at VentureBeat.com Russia is the sixth-largest economy in the world, but it’s also a country relatively untouched by foreign investors, especially investors in technology. Could Russia potentially be the home of the next massive tech boom? The short answer is: No way. At least not anytime soon. That’s the conclusionRead… Read more »

Calling Senior Leaders in Government to Action

A global transformation is happening and it has all to do with social media. Coined by Erik Qualman’s Socialnomics it represents “the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution.” But has this shift shaken the bowels of government? Are senior leaders buying into the social media phenomenon? The truth: senior leaders are often resistant to alteringRead… Read more »