With all of the activity and excitement taking place around the country focused on new Government 2.0 (“Gov 2.0”) and open government initiatives, its easy for those involved to get lost in the technology. Those of us that love technology and work with it for a living can get lost pretty quickly in the minutiaRead… Read more »
The US Measurement System Office has a Twitter feed. USMS on Twitter.
If you’re on Twitter, you may have seen some of the great tweets from @Amver like: -> Nigerian rebels kidnap 6 crewmembers from chemical carrier Sichem Peace -> Boating tips for watching fireworks from boats -> U.S. House passes piracy amendment; military guards to man certain ships/cargoes -> Iranian naval ship stops pirate attack inRead… Read more »
Transcript Welcome to the first installment of Ask GovLoop. My name is Adam Harvey. I’m a web designer in Cleveland, OH. I’m going to talk about design, if you’ve got a minute. When I think about design in a broad sense, I think about how well something works and how intuitive it is to use.Read… Read more »
Republished from O’Reilly Radar. Blog post by John Geraci of DIYcity.org Original post can be found here Everyone is talking a lot about open government and transparency these days. It’s exhilarating stuff, and it’s even more exciting to see governments get behind it, creating sites like data.gov in the U.S. for the public to accessRead… Read more »
Republished from O’Reilly Radar. Blog post by Mark Drapeau. Original post can be found here Guest blogger Mark Drapeau is the Co-Chair of the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase in Sept 2009 and the Gov 2.0 Expo in May 2010, both in Washington, DC. He holds the title of Associate Research Fellow at the Center forRead… Read more »
I have been fortunate enough to be selected in the top 25 nominations for the award, The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics, based on my blog eGovAU, and would appreciate the support of other Govloop members to reach the Top 10 list. This is a prestigious international award that hasRead… Read more »
Original can be viewed here… So, allow me to expand on my prior blog entry (Architecture Frameworks Don’t Make Architects) and answer the question, what does make an architect? To help structure my query, I went in search of a concrete specification that defines the difference between and engineer and an architect and found thisRead… Read more »
Note: This post is of my own personal opinion and is not endorsed or supported by any local, state, or federal government agency. Maybe I’m completely numb to this, but can we get a final answer on the NARA issues, solutions, concerns, and policy related to the use of Twitter by the Government? I’ve seenRead… Read more »
Inspectors General – “Change Agents for Better Government” Features: Speakers will include elected officials from the federal, State, and local levels and other top officials to discuss the stimulus, ARRA and other issues facing Inspectors General offices General Sessions for Conference Attendees include: • FBI Interface – Combating Fraud • I.G. Reform ActRead… Read more »