Early one morning, during my state tenure, I watched the departmental file and e-mail server disappear in the company of some state security officers. Its contents were at the center of an investigation into how and why a lucrative tax credit was passed in my state. This was a first for me. Previously, I hadRead… Read more »
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Weekly Round-up March 18, 2011
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Juice Your Blog! Federal Computer Week’s Michael Hardy details how to write a great government blog. He covers a lot of the points that I try to bring up! Coincidence? Is Bad Data Worse than No Data? Andrea Di Maio and the Center’s Dan Chenok argue open government may have unleashed streams ofRead… Read more »
FHWA Social Media Policy Launched
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration FHWA Social Media Web 2.0 Mgmt Par. What is the purpose of this directive? Is this a new FHWA directive? What is the background of this directive? What is the scope of this directive? What authorities were used in writing this directive? What is the definition of Social Media/WebRead… Read more »
It’s Red Nose Day
My youngest son has been asking all week “is it red nose day yet?” – well today is Red Nose Day, if there was ever a good reason to do something funny for money then today is that day. My kids school are doing lots of silly things today and should raise quite a bitRead… Read more »
Canada launches data.gc.ca – what works and what is broken
Those on twitter will already know that this morning I had the privilege of conducting a press conference with Minister Day about the launch of data.gc.ca – the Federal Government’s Open Data portal. For those wanting to learn more about open data and why it matters, I suggest this and this blog post, and thisRead… Read more »
Will “open” and “transparent” actually work
I’m not going to get political in this post but I felt myself getting quite political in conversations with friends about a recent dispatches programme which investigated whether the beneficiaries of the government’s cuts are in fact private outsourcing companies. UK folk can watch the programme here via 4OD One thing that struck me isRead… Read more »
It Begins at the Beginning – Projects that Get in Trouble, Stay in Trouble
As gas prices rocket upward I am reminded of a small personal project I undertook a few years ago that holds lessons for many larger troubled projects in both the public and private spheres. It all started innocently enough when my wife asked me if I could mow the lawn one Saturday afternoon. Since theRead… Read more »
Open Data Around the World – Thoughts From France
I’m excited to be in Paris today where I randomly ran into an awesome Open Data conference hosted by Microsoft. Couple people reached out and said I should attend so here I am. I’ll continue to update as it evolves Here’s my live notes: -Open data is going through a revolution. As important as theRead… Read more »
Support Green Initiatives and You Support Breakthrough Research
We post a lot about the impressive renewable energy research that is going on at our national labs and universities. So it’s easy to think that the world of green begins and ends with energy research. But a recent GreenBiz.com article reminded us that supporting green projects is about more than reducing pollution and loweringRead… Read more »
Announcement today with Treasury Board President Stockwell Day
I’ll be joining Treasury Board President Stockwell Day at 10am PST/1pm EST to help make an exciting announcement. The press release can be found here. I’ll be writing up a reaction later today. Email & Share: Original post