The ALA Annual Conference and Exhibit is in gear in New Orleans, LA. This conference brings together more than 25,000 librarians, educators, authors, publishers, literacy experts, illustrators and the leading suppliers to the market. (2011 ALA Conference Overview) One of my favorite things about ALA is the huge exhibit hall. it’s worth attending the conferenceRead… Read more »
New Orleans is a great town for a conference. It’s easy to fall in love with it: the food, the music, the architecture, the history, the people. You can take a cooking class and learn how to make jambalaya at Crescent City Cooks. Or just enjoy the view. Over at the Ernest N. Morial ConventionRead… Read more »
This posting reflects my thoughts after viewing the PBS NewsHour program of a few days ago in which Jim Lehrer formally interviewed SecDefense Gates for the last official time. One point in their conversation was of special interest me because Gates’ expressed his feelings on ‘citizen’ involvement in responsibilities and tasks that I’ve shared withRead… Read more »
The following legal informatics papers were presented at ECEG 2011: The 11th European Conference on eGovernment, held 16-17 June 2011, at the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Administration, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (If you know of other legal informatics papers presented at the conference, please feel free to identify them in the comments; click here forRead… Read more »
Many of you likely work with sensitive data on a regular basis. Whether it be classified government information, personally identifiable data, or any other type of data that should be protected, there are many ways to secure it in the digital domain. In fact, securing that data digitally is the easy part. What about theRead… Read more »
We’re actively recruiting for our 2012 fellowship, and we need developers, designers, and entrepreneurs eager to make a difference and ready to step up to make government for open and efficient. We know there’s lots of talent waiting to get involved all across the country, and we need you to help us find them. YouRead… Read more »
Don’t look now but it looks like we might have another shutdown on our hands. Just a few months ago Americans and federal employees were burdened with 3 weeks of limbo wondering if the government would shutdown… and now for Minnesotans the worry that their state will shutdown is precious moments away from becoming aRead… Read more »
I was invited to contribute one of three short op-eds about the upcoming Deliberative Poll “What’s Next California?” for Zócalo Public Square, an online magazine on civic issues based in Los Angeles, CA. You can read all three of them here (scroll to the bottom for mine): Hurdles Remain, But It’s a Start The secondRead… Read more »
This is a collection of links that I’ve come across recently related to technology, transparency, and government. Not all of them came out this past week, but they haven’t been included in former Friday posts like this. Know of any that should be included? Add them to the comments below! “Illinois, New York City moveRead… Read more »
Yesterday, a House subcommittee held hearings on “Improving Oversight and Accountability in Federal Grant Programs.” Officials from OMB, GAO, federal agencies, and the private sector all testified. And while (in my opinion) there was not a lot of new information or new ideas, the fact that Congress is now paying more attention to grants managementRead… Read more »