It seems that everyone is participating in some form of social networking these days. Whether it’s Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, or some other form of online networking if you’re not using it, you’re quickly becoming part of the minority. Social networking is great for a lot of things. Connecting with family and friends, sharing pictures,Read… Read more »
Blog post by Dion Hinchcliffe sets out many of the needs, challenges and solutions for shifting government to take advantage of Web 2. http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=467
On Tuesday, June 16, I had the opportunity to serve on a panel for the 2009 Symantec Government Symposium in Washington, DC, under the title Next Generation Government. Special “shout out” to moderator Tom Temin of Federal News Radio and fellow panelists Chris Kemp (Chief Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration), John Schueler (NewRead… Read more »
The City of SF is looking for developer(s) who are knowledgeable about open source technologies and apps (Drupal, PHP, etc) to develop something similar to Data.gov. Our goal is to keep this development open source and share with any other local or state agency. While this is a volunteer effort, efforts will be recognized throughRead… Read more »
NOTE: This is my column from my Women’s Entrerepreneur column that I write for the DC Examiner. This and past columns can be found at http://www.examiner.com/x-12152-DC-Womens-Entrepreneurship-Examiner. Last week I attended an Excellence in Government breakfast at the National Press Club. The panel spoke on “Human Capital” and the future of civil service. Allow me toRead… Read more »
Crisis Camp was held on June 13, 2009 and June 14, 2009 in Washington DC. Below is the Twitter stream related to this conference along with some stats of the #crisiscamp hashtag on Twitter. Related Tweets made on the few days following the conference are included because they have links to some great blog postsRead… Read more »
The subcouncil team has had some active discussions about policy aspects of Twitter for government agencies over the past few weeks. At a time when Government agencies are starting to actively engage with constituents using social media tools, there’s still different schools of thought about how to approach Twitter. On a recent episode of GovernmentRead… Read more »
Tell us your story. The Bright Side of Government (www.brightsidegovernment) has a section on their site for user-generated content. We are asking everyone in government to tell us how they are shining in their agency by redefining how they accomplish their mission. Are you doing more for less? How have you saved money using webRead… Read more »
Wednesday, August 5th The Westin, Waltham, Boston MA FREE SEMINAR FOR GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY PROFESSIONALS A half-day seminar to explore the challenges of Information Assurance in an interactive forum. Engage with your local Boston military leaders and industry experts in dialogue about IA and its critical role in DOD operations. Learn firsthand how war fightersRead… Read more »
Good Morning! Today’s tweets feature numerous updates from @dslunceford @GovTwit providing information about all of the new additions to the Government Twitter directory, including the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management from my home state. This is a great resource, continually expanding resource, check it out. My favorite tweet today was from @timoreilly quoting Vivek KundraRead… Read more »