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How open government and government 2.0 can help health care reform

Regardless of your views, for or against, the health care reform act you must admit that its passage was historic. The long battle to reach this point could be, however, all for naught if not properly managed. The good news is the strategy and tools are available, will they be used? First, to make sureRead… Read more »

Project of the Week: Apps for Healthy Kids

GovLoop Founder Steve Ressler was able to catch up with the incredible and ever-awesome Amanda Eamich, Director of New Media at USDA, to ask her a few questions about a sweet new contest that they are hosting in tandem with the White House. Check it out! 1. For those that don’t know…what’s the elevator pitchRead… Read more »

Winners – Third Annual Citizen Service Award

GSA’s Office of Citizen Services is pleased to announce the winners of the Third Annual Citizen Service Award. Federal Student Aid Information Center, U.S. Department of Education TV Converter Box Coupon Program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce Child Welfare Information Gateway, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health andRead… Read more »

“People don’t want more information, they want the minimum information they need to understand a topic.”

(Matt Thompson quoted on Twitter) I Googled Matt and found this quote, “Time to stop breaking the news and start fixing it.” What I learned from his sites: Time is just one way to measure news, and newspapers lose to electronic media if timeliness is the standard. However, another perspective for news is context orRead… Read more »

What are Your Top Ideas for Gov Panels or People at SXSW 2011?

Originally posted at http://andrewpwilson.posterous.com/what-are-your-top-ideas-for-gov-panels-or-peo. Having just returned from my 2nd SXSW, I am going through the same process as many people who were there – trying to figure out what it all meant for me. I was able to achieve most of what I set out to accomplish but, no surprise, the event also raisedRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Roundup (March 19 Edition)

GSA approves Google Analytics, the FCC wants you to test your broadband speed, SXSW takes social media to the moon, and Virginia’s Department of Taxation gets a win with online chat, all in this week’s edition of the Rock Creek Roundup. –Looking for a cost-effective yet robust solution to track your agency’s website statistics, givingRead… Read more »

Network Society:The TEIA PROJECT – A New Opportunity

There is a considerable body of descriptions and analysis of social structures emerging at the turn of the twentieth century to the twenty-one that highlights the fact that contemporary societies are being the scene of extraordinary economic, political, cultural, social and technological change. In the last decades of the twentieth century were a number ofRead… Read more »