The results are in and your favorite public servant in a landslide is….Barack Obama. Specifically, the results were: Barack Obama – 58.5% Colin Powell – 16.9% Anonymous Govie – 10.8% Current/Past Boss – 9.2% David Walker – 4.6% While we still are in the honeymoon phase, it is inspiring to see the power of Obama.Read… Read more »
Loretta Lynn once mused — to paraphrase — while everyone wants to go to heaven, nobody wants to make the trip. It may not be everyone’s definition of heaven, but I carry around a punch list of my goals for 2008. It comprises ten numbered items. When a goal is reached, I punch a holeRead… Read more »
Leaving aside the particular ax my homies have to grind with the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, this recent post on Dead Men Working offers some interesting news for those following security clearance issues. Take a look.
By necessity most business activities at the process level have been remote and opaque from both the customers, and all too often, from those involved too. I use the phrase necessity to cover two very different aspects; commercial advantage, the benefit obtained from having and applying unique knowledge; as distinct from the operational limitations imposedRead… Read more »
When the American auto industry became the next in line for a big government bailout, there were those who immediately tried to blame the unions. The topic of unions seems to come up in my world rather often, so I thought I’d make it this week’s subject. Are unions bad or good? Being a socialistRead… Read more »
Since this is my first blog entry, I thought I would introduce myself and my organization first and then try to dodge all the tomatoes that may be thrown my way. My name is Jeff Press and I am the Executive Director of the Center for Radical Improvement. The Center is dedicated to bringing passionateRead… Read more »
The nomination of Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) to head up the Commerce Department comes as the department’s U.S. Census Bureau prepares to conduct its decennial national count of Americans. A recent report by the Government Accountability Office suggests there’s still plenty to do before the bureau starts counting in 13 months. Have no fear —Read… Read more »
Greetings, everyone. Have you seen the new open letter from Larry Lessig, Ben Smith (Politico), Tim O’Reilly and others from Mozilla, Wikipedia, RedditMozilla, and the Sunlight Foundation regarding three principles for open government? Here’s the slide show: And here are the three principles: 1. No Legal Barrier to Sharing (law (copyright law) should not blockRead… Read more »
I was watching Sportscenter yesterday and, as I saw Sean Avery’s idiotic comment, a crazy thought went through my head. Avery’s comment was surely embarrassing and offensive to his team and to the NHL. His team and the league clearly would have preferred he had not said anything like that. However, both the team andRead… Read more »
Well before Obama actually assumes office on January 20th, those of us who follow new government media have already observed a proliferation of fresh perspectives on how emerging web technologies may be utilized by the next administration. Some people cite blogging as the key to reform (blogging drives the entire internet, right?) Others claim thatRead… Read more »