Last month I was privileged to participate in Government Computer News’ “Government Mobility Forum” on a panel discussion on serving the mobile citizen. The conversation focused around the issues that many federal and local government agencies face in organizing data and delivering services to help their citizens successfully interact with their governments. A few interestingRead… Read more »
In an ongoing experiment to determine the best way of delivering recycling services, the City of Chicago has been divided into six zones, four of which are being serviced by private sector companies and two that are serviced by city employees. During the first quarter of competitive bidding, Chicago has saved $1 million (a 31%Read… Read more »
By Mark Capaldini, GovDelivery The role of government has evolved over time as citizen needs have changed. Today, government is being called on to do more with less. But with limited resources and a need to focus those resources on critical needs, the role of local government must evolve yet again. In Governing’s November 2011Read… Read more »
Chicago was one of the first cities to release government data with the hope of enticing civic hackers to create apps to help citizens and government improve services. So far, the experiment has been successful with several new applications powered by government data coming online for citizens. Now, city officials hope to expand these effortsRead… Read more »
Wow. Talk about the hypocrisy. So EthicalOil.org which has been leading the charge about how foreign money is influencing environmental groups and the regulatory process. But… apparently it refuses to disclose its donor list. The double truths get better. While they state on their website they only receive money from Canadian and Canadian companies theyRead… Read more »
LexisNexis has a new resource for government in 2012. It has just released the LexisNexis for Government Facebook page. The LexisNexis for Government Facebook page is maintained by a team of LexisNexis Government Consultants and will provide you with current, targeted information especially for those in government. The LexisNexis for Government Facebook page can helpRead… Read more »
Like last year, we’re taking a quick moment to look back at the topics that stood out over the past twelve months. Here are our top 10 most popular posts of 2011: February 14: Calgary Budget Consultation: 13 Design Principles February 21: CRS Report on Open Government Initiative March 7: How To Create Policy onRead… Read more »
Many of us have felt discriminated against, some more than others. Maybe you weren’t hired for a job because of your hometown, or maybe you got bad service you wore a partisan or controversial T-shirt that day. We often don’t notice if we’ve been discriminated against, but if you have, you may not get theRead… Read more »
Wondering how can government improve communications and citizen engagement? Congratulations – you’ve come to the right place. The GovLoop Communications Sub-Community is dedicated to connecting you with the people and resources to rethink technology in government. Share – First, we want to encourage you to use it as your starting point for asking questions orRead… Read more »
The Northern Virginia Regional Commission is testing a carpool program that targets commuters working at military installations along the I-95/395 corridor. Original post