I am currently a student at The Maxwell School at Syracuse University working towards my Masters in Public Administration. I use this blog to write about my experiences at Maxwell, especially related to social media use in the public sector. You can follow me on Twitter: @pjfiorenza and please feel free to leave some comments!Read… Read more »
On January 13, 2011, Open Source for America (OSFA), published the results of a study measuring openness in government. The Federal Open Technology Report Card evaluated key indicators of open government and open technologies developed through online crowd sourcing and refined metrics outlined by the OSFA leadership committee. These included questions regarding public budgets, useRead… Read more »
EveryFriday, we take a quick look back at the week and highlight fivemembers or moments that were especially awesome. Here’s who and whatrocked 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. 5. The MostRead… Read more »
EveryFriday, we take a quick look back at the week and highlight fivemembers or moments that were especially awesome. Here’s who and whatrocked 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. 5. The MostRead… Read more »
So it’s that time of year again for GovLoop to add on fellows to help us continue to make GovLoop as awesome as possible. We’ve had some good ones in the past and the two coming in should be no exception. With that said, I want to introduce the community to the two people whoRead… Read more »
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/01/prweb4969554.htm Open Source for America (OSFA), an organization of technology industry leaders, non-government associations, and academic and research institutions promoting the use of open source technologies in the U.S. federal government, today published the results of a study measuring openness in government. The Federal Open Technology Report Card evaluated key indicators of open government andRead… Read more »
I wrapped up 2009 with my lessons learned and personally gained a lot by reflecting on what I learned that year. I have been very fortunate to have another very successful year managing the WSDOT social media accounts and though I would share my top 11 for 2011. No matter what kind of account youRead… Read more »
I want to remind those of you who might be interested of a couple of opportunities to engage with us directly. Today, members of ADL and Rustici Software will participate in a #lrnchat focused on learning technology standards. #lrnchat happens at 11:30am ET & 8:30pm ET every Thursday. #lrnchat is an online chat over theRead… Read more »
The DoD’s social media policy, titled, “Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-026 – Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities” will expire on March 1, 2011. Through discussions with people in DoD, I’ve learned that the stated plan to replace this policy with a long-term Instruction has been shelved indefinitely, and all resources associated with this effortRead… Read more »
Three things scare me: Snakes Clowns Videoless conference calls While snakes and clowns aren’t going away, I think video conference calls will largely replace regular, videoless conference calls within 5 years. In fact, I see the trend already taking place in the federal government with secure video conferencing. There are a four reasons I thinkRead… Read more »