When people talk about government innovation the discussion tends to revolve around new projects, new buildings and new technologies that the public sector either should be creating or should be directly investing in. But one of the most potentially breakthrough innovations that our government could do to be a Gov 2.0 leader in arts andRead… Read more »
By Paul S. Brennan, M.P.A. Edited by Leonard Sipes. In 1999 Michael was transferred to the Sex Offender Unit (SOU), a newly implemented offender supervision team. Michael, a mild mannered 55 year old man, was no stranger to the criminal justice system. In 1987 he had been incarcerated for eighteen months on two charges ofRead… Read more »
As we come to the end of the year, many people take a moment to reflect on what has been accomplished, or not, during the past twelve months. Did we meet our goals? Did we stick to our plans? What threw us “off course” and what unanticipated opportunities presented themselves to us? With each ofRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Vivek Kundra proposes a slew of IT reforms for the federal government aimed at lowering operating costs while boosting productivity. As if on cue, the USDA has consolidated its email systems (as GSA did last week), and moved to the cloud. The future of citizen participation starts with ExpertNet. Federal CTO Aneesh ChopraRead… Read more »
(PingBack to original post on buzzfreezone.wordpress.com: http://wp.me/p1bJuJ-3b) There have been a few recent developments that have individually generated an aggregate reaction somewhat equivalent to “Meh” (although the specialty markets and analysts have been abuzz). However, taken together, I think they can form the platform basis for a Sea Change in mobile platforms. Of course, aRead… Read more »
Open Government reaches a key milestone this week. Plus, we’re nearing the end of 2010 and many folks will be sharing their Top 10’s for 2010. Rather than launch into that kind of look back here (though that’s all coming soon!), I wanted to highlight some insights I gleaned from Angela Newell, who is completingRead… Read more »
Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a massive move of its 120,000 employees to communications technology hosted in “the cloud,” the common term for Web-based services like email, instant messaging, and content management. This new initiative is part of a major consolidation of over 20 different email systems currently in use, andRead… Read more »
With last week’s release of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report, it has become clear that some combination of spending cuts will likely be coming your agencies’ way. A few weeks ago, I wrote about actions senior leaders can take to manage their employees’ fears and anxieties associated with talk of spendingRead… Read more »
The pay freeze has been everywhere ever since it was announced, and rightly so! In fact, some GovLoopers have been talking about ways to make life better for Feds without pay bumps. Well, it looks like OPM is already on it… kind of. According to Ed O’Keefe’s latest Federal Eye piece, OPM is reshuffling theirRead… Read more »
Tom Worthington, a well-known lecturer at the ANU, is revamping the COMP7420: Electronic Data Management summer session course to integrate more Gov 2.0 and Web 2.0 features. Tom has invited input from those in government with experience in the Gov 2.0 field. For more information, and to provide feedback, visit Tom’s blog Net Traveller. eGovRead… Read more »