The GovLoop community is clearly way ahead of the curve when it comes to the power of answering a hefty question in 7 words or less. This exercise forces you to crystallize only the essentials. For example: Well, apparently others have taken note, like this Valentine’s day-theme post by the WSJ: Here are some ofRead… Read more »
So the President unveiled his budget today…and there are a dozen documents that you could review. For folks not accustomed to looking at the budget, here are three quick places to find the top line nuggets: Great Video from the White House Explaining the Overall Approach 2012 Federal Budget Summary Tables * TIP: Skip toRead… Read more »
I’m a big fan of the use of ideation in government to bring innovation both within agencies by employees and with citizens. Last year, the Obama administration hosted a series of dialogues on Open Government with each agency and cities from Austin to Santa Cruz have used dialogues to get ideas from citizens on howRead… Read more »
I am going to be honest. No one is twisting my arm this weekend to attend Gov2.0LA. With a backdrop like this, and temperatures in the mid-70s, life is good. Not to mention the rampant ideas and energy-rich conversations going on with a room full of experts dedicated to making government better. Despite my sun-inducedRead… Read more »
Well, we know how Congress feels about the upcoming budget. Three words: cut, cut, cut. In case you’re interested, I posted a list of the programs they’d like to slash and trash here: 1. Note to Congress: Don’t Touch My Program! Sound off there and plan to join our Live Chat next Tuesday: 2. RSVPRead… Read more »
Every Friday, we take a quick look back at the week and highlight five members or moments that were especially awesome. Here’s who and what rocked it out this week. Also, we want to know how or what you think killed it this week on the site so help us out with your comments below.Read… Read more »
Hey guys I’ll be typing my thought on my experience at Tech@State: Open Source here all day… got a great list of speakers so check back with me… 8:45: We are just kicking off right now! 9:00: First panel up: it’s Aneesh Chopra, Macon Phillips and Todd Parks… all massive gov’t ballers. They are talkingRead… Read more »
My latest “Backtalk” just posted over at Federal Computer Week. As always, it draws upon the insights of GovLoopers to tease out a trend in government. Here’s an excerpt: It’s Valentine’s Day, and I have to admit that I am getting a bit envious of the new kid in town. Everyone seems to be infatuatedRead… Read more »
**Register for GovLoop Online Training – How and Why to Bring Open Source to Your Agency – February 24th at 2pm – presented by RedHat/Carahsoft** 2010 was a banner year for open source in government. The growth of Open Source for America, the rise of Drupal as an open-source content management system with implementations fromRead… Read more »
The President seems to be pushing hard for high speed rail. His budget which he’ll send over to Congress next week (make sure to tune in Tuesday Feb 15 morning for the GovLoop Live Chat about it) has 8 billion set aside for high speed rail.Total it’s said that we are dumping 53 billion intoRead… Read more »