Today is deadline day for federal agencies to post their Open Government plans online (and discuss these plans), but there’s another Open Government Directive milestone reached today as well that shouldn’t be overlooked: new guidance from OMB on how social media, transparency and existing policies can mesh together. Read more about the four new OGDRead… Read more »
Today DOT released its Open Government Plan on www.dot.gov/open. Here’s a peek at the Executive Summary. DOT welcomes your feedback! “The President’s Open Government initiative represents a significant shift in the way Federal agencies conduct business and engage the public. The Department of Transportation (DOT) recognizes that the Open Government initiative is about more thanRead… Read more »
As federal agencies release their Open Gov Plan today, I look forward to seeing what thought leaders and innovators across the government have pulled together to fulfill the vision. A large part of the excitement comes from seeing what others in government are doing, what we haven’t thought of and what is possible in theRead… Read more »
EPA has posted the EPA Open Government Plan at several locations and in different formats. Additionally, we have started an Open Government Forum and an Open Government Timeline showing EPA’s history of innovations in public outreach, and milestones for the current Open Government process. EPA Open Government Page – http://www.epa.gov/open EPA Open Government Forum –Read… Read more »
https://dap.dau.mil/mglblog/archive/2010/04/07/bpch-amp-daus-media-library.aspx
This is a repost from my blog http://recoveringfed.com/ Over a very pleasant meal yesterday, my lunch partner and I began to exchange ideas about how best to manage knowledge workers. Quite a challenge, we both agreed, and leaning toward hell when you need to manage knowledge workers against a deadline. This topic deserves more carefulRead… Read more »
Original post on www.andrewdwelch.com is available at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/04/accountability-and-responsibility-are.html. Have a look, and thank you for reading! Today is the first Wednesday in the April “Spotlight on Leadership Campaign” during which we will investigate a different aspect of leadership each week. Today’s is “Accountability and Responsibility,” aptly the first as I tend to regard personal accountabilityRead… Read more »
I will be speaking directly with the Secretary of the Navy later next week, focused on the use of Social and Collaborative tools to more efficiently meet their mission. Would you like to take part by giving me a question to ask the Secretary? Feel free to leave a comment, DM me on Twitter, orRead… Read more »
Well folks it is starting to be that time again in Washington, DC, when everyone starts taking off their clothes and showing their bodies. So in preparation for this event in the workplace. Just think about this “How Not to Dress no-no” (not good for your professional image). We are coming into the seasons ofRead… Read more »
Anna York and I have spent the last 6 months working on a report looking at how U.S. Federal Agencies can use social media to enhance civic participation. Our work focuses more on the civic participation side than the web 2.0 side, and we hope that this report will help agencies as they begin toRead… Read more »