On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The White House is ushering a new normal when it comes the federal government’s data. The new policy is forcing agencies to make data accessible and open. We go over the new openness plan with the Sunlight’s policy director, John Wonderlich. The SEVEN stories that impact your life President Obama hasRead… Read more »
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Default Open Data – For Real This Time
The White House is ushering a new normal when it comes the federal government’s data. The administration’s new policy and executive order are the forcing functions to make data accessible and open that has been missing over the last decade. The Sunlight Foundation’s policy director John Wonderlich told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program thatRead… Read more »
Ask 5 People A Question, Get 5 Different Answers – Army Finds A Solution With EMDS
Turning data into decisions, it sounds obvious but for large organizations compiling, formatting and interpreting vast amounts of data can be almost impossible. But Army Lieutenant Colonel Bobby Saxon and his team have created a system that does just that for the Army. It’s called Enterprise Management Decision Support System (EMDS). For his work Lt.Read… Read more »
The Phone and Work
Back in the old days – the receptionist would tell a visitor: Oh, he’s not busy – he’s on the phone! ‘Doing business’ then was meeting with others, writing correspondence, or compiling proposals and reports. Early on, the phone was more novelty than tool – it was seen by many as personal entertainment with aRead… Read more »
Government Challenges – Your Solutions – Why Challenge.gov Works
In 2010 the General Services Administration launched Challenge.gov. The idea was simple the site would house agency contests and competitions together in one place. But no one could have predicted the success. Now three years in, Challenge.gov is home to more than 250 challenges from 60 agencies. Sheila Campbell is the Director for Excellence inRead… Read more »
How DOD Evolved Its Leadership Model, Agility with General Stanley McChrystal – Plus Your Weekend Reads
In order to be a great leader you have to be agile and open. Those are two things that don’t lend themselves naturally to the Defense Department. The DoD is known for it’s hierarchical culture, but that is changing, because the nature of war is changing. Now the DOD is facing opponents without borders orRead… Read more »
What’s Next for the Digital Government Strategy – DorobekINSIDER LIVE Expert Panel Discusses
Yesterday, there was a special edition of the DorobekINSIDER Live focusing on the Digital Government Strategy, One Year Later. One year ago, federal CIO Steven VanRoekel announced the Digital Government Strategy that grew to include mobile, open data, and how to measure all of this “stuff” in this age of austerity. A full synopsis ofRead… Read more »
Enabling Citizens to Build Strong Communities More Efficiently
As part of GovLoop’s most recent guide entitled, “Innovating at the Point of Citizen Engagement: Making Every Moment Count,” I interviewed Maury Blackman, President and CEO of Accela, which powers thousands of services and millions of transactions for more than 500 public agencies worldwide, enabling governments to connect with citizens and streamline processes related toRead… Read more »
Innovating at the Point of Citizen Engagement
In this guide, we share 7 examples where government is improving access to services and information along the spectrum of citizen engagement: ‘must do’, ‘should do’ and ‘can do’ moments.
GovTek Awards Need Your Input: You can help recognize a tech champion
By Bob Gourley Friends at the Government Technology Research Alliance have an awards activity they call the GovTek Awards. They seek community input and then provide awards in categories designed to highlight contributions in many key federal IT disciplines. You can check out the 2012 winners here. It is time to vote for their 2013Read… Read more »