Since my middle son has been in engineering school (he graduated this month from UVA), I regularly pick his brain about engineering things. Stuff I know I need to pay attention to but am too lazy to go learn on my own, like online privacy. What are the creators of technology being taught about personalRead… Read more »
I went to the beach this past weekend. The whole family. Rented a three bedroom apartment a dozen blocks or so from the inlet. No, this isn’t going to be a What I Did On My Summer Vacation Blog, although that would be fun. Living in the DC metro area, we’ve been going to OceanRead… Read more »
In case you haven’t heard about the Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter Federal 2.0 Webinar series, the final webinar to wrap up the series is this Wednesday @1pm EDT! The topic is – Diplomacy in the Information Age — Working Toward Enterprise 2.0 at the State Department Speakers include: * Bruce G. Burton, Senior Advisor, OfficeRead… Read more »
This is a post from a personal eGov blog I started a while back, but never found the time to really devote to it. I’m going to start a semi-regular feature piece here, at the moment under a working title of how not to do it. I want to make it crystal clear from theRead… Read more »
Should Facebook and other social portals—tools and networks designed to build social relationships and friendships be used as a primary means to formulate public policy? Are the social portals the right (and best) strategic approach to support the multiple roles and needs of government agencies — now and into the future? If we today promoteRead… Read more »
One of the best events I attended in 2008 was the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. It was full of detailed, real case studies, a well-managed minimum of vendor pitches (except where they were noted as such) and several hundred smart people I managed to meet face-to-face for the first time. As much as IRead… Read more »
As someone who is studying the intersection of social media and generational diversity in the workforce (with an emphasis on the public and social sectors), I am intrigued by a couple key questions right now: What drives people to become engaged in social media? What are the decisive moments or key motivations that move aRead… Read more »
Originally published here I did a presentation last night on the work I’ve been doing with Plone and Local Government and I was asked about a term I used – OOOG. OOOG stands for Open source, Open standards, Open Government. It’s a personal standard that I use when judging the suitability of a project orRead… Read more »
Last week I met with some of the folks down at AG’s Food Safety and Inspections Service and it became very clear the concern and rush to system modernization and information collaboration across agencies. The Food Safety Working Group(FSWG) is well on its way with the appointment of …..(dare I say) a “Food Czar” toRead… Read more »
It would seem in this simultaneous generation of evolution to Government 2.0 and Web 2.0, as well as greater environmental consciousness, that something could be done about “junk” mail. Why do we still get junk mail in these days of e-mail, electronic bill payment and overall transitions to paperless systems? Over 90% of my mailRead… Read more »