Government is truly entering a “new world” – one where citizen engagement matters. That is what transparency is really about. And that is why distributed transparency is important – it leads to effective engagement that truly builds citizen trust. So how do we achieve distributed or network transparency? In other words how do we dimensionalizeRead… Read more »
I am a new professional and I have been applying for positions through usajobs.gov but I have also heard that going that route my chances are slim. Can anyone give some advice as to how I can even get so much as an interview?
I’m looking to make contact with people that work for the City of Las Vegas and the towns surrounding Vegas. Do you know any? Are any on GovLoop? Please let me know. Thanks a million!
Yesterday, the madness began with Cleveland State in the south, the west with Whiskey, and the east with tiny Siena College. This is why the country loves March Madness; teams like Cleveland State University and Siena can capture the nation’s heart in a matter of weeks. Cleveland State University is a young urban institution (withRead… Read more »
(Republishing it since it disappears for some and not others.) Apologies for errors in advance: @you2gov: @wefollow #OpenGov #Gov20 #Politics @justgrimes: Good questions about archives, records management, digital preservation. Historical transparency is important #opengov http://bit.ly/AOFX9 @justgrimes: Archives & transparency; exactly what I’m writing about right now the importance and imperative of government web2.0 record keepingRead… Read more »
What do a 14-year-old freshman in Columbus, Nebraska; a 23-year-old software engineer in Bangalore, India; a 16-year-old senior in Recife, Brazil; and a 22-year-old Fulbright scholarship recipient from Wheaton, Illinois have in common? They share a strong desire to create bridges across cultures and their unique action and vision has earned each a video contestRead… Read more »
True, I live in the DC Metro area, but Louisville will always be home. For the past few years, I’ve only looked forward to Spring in Louisville because of the Kentucky Derby Festival… This time, the NCAA Championship lineup has added a little extra spring to my step… Can the Cardinals go all the way?Read… Read more »
I’m in the middle of my MBA electives at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. One of my electives is called Social Networking & Virtual Worlds. In this course, we are learning all about the benefits that today’s Web 2.0 technologies can provide to a business venture, or a manager in the Government like me! FirstRead… Read more »
Republished from eGovAU. In the US President Obama’s newly appointed (and first) Federal Government CIO Vivek Kundra has committed to finding new ways to make government data open and accessible. The Computer World article, First federal CIO wants to ‘democratize’ U.S. government data, discusses how, In a conference call with reporters, Kundra said he plansRead… Read more »
I just got done reading the book The Stafish and the Spider for one of my grad school classes on technology and knowledge management and a few thoughts came to mind… I intially really appreicated the vivid examples that the authors discussed in providing context for what a “starfish” vs. a “spider” looks like. ForRead… Read more »