Tech

No More Excuses

If one were to ask any given selection of police departments across the country what they are doing to stay in touch with their citizens, he would receive a mixture of responses but my guess would be that a few or more of them would be that they don’t stay in touch. When asked why,Read… Read more »

Federal Eye: Who Are Jeffrey Zients and Aneesh Chopra?

President Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address to announce plans to nominate businessman Jeffrey Zients to be the federal government’s first chief performance officer and Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra to be chief technology officer. The announcement came during an address focused on the administration’s plans to root out government waste andRead… Read more »

Policies…

There has been a number of questions posed in different areas of govLoop about Web 2.0 policies. In developing ours, I originally looked at Sun Microsystems’ and IBM’s policies. A few drafts later, it looked little like the first version, but hit the important points. As we worked through the process we decided that aRead… Read more »

Cell taps: fact or fiction?

Ever get the feeling someone is closer than you think? or watching you? or worse, listening to your conversations on your cell phone? My cousin sent me this YouTube link and after watching it, I’m left pondering its validity… Any one have any information on this type of technology? or if, in fact, it isRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Fri 17 April 2009

Apologies for errors in advance: osrin: Open Government… we need UN commissioned Algorithm Inspectors. http://is.gd/sVGM #opengov @lyne_robichaud: Empowerment means handing over control to citizens, and can also mean encouraging community self-help. [Euro #gov20 whitepaper] @Collabforge: New post on Gov 2.0: Better, Faster & Now w/ Added Collaboration: http://tinyurl.com/cf56fo #gov20 #innovation #socialmedia @adrianshort: @dorsetforyou I thinkRead… Read more »

“Sweet GovTweets” Thurs 16 April 2009 edition

Apologies for errors in advance: @faheyr: Open Government on the Internet: A New Era of Transparency http://is.gd/suVQ – Looks interesting. Hope it will be streamed #opengov @socialfeds: OpenSecrets.org Opens 20 Years Worth of Campaign Finance Data: http://tinyurl.com/dzouxx #opengov @devinhedge: Social Media Marketing Plan for Our Clients << Ruralamericaonshore’s Blog http://ow.ly/30Ua #gov20 @cheeky_geeky: Researchers say socialRead… Read more »

Let’s Talk Security: Integrated Approaches to Safeguarding Your Data Center

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for Seminar Let’s Talk Security: Integrated Approaches to Safeguarding Your Data Center COMPLIMENTARY SEMINAR BUT SEATING IS LIMITED. Join us for this half-day seminar to learn how to integrate the latest security tools to protect your data center. Security and data center experts will present strategies, technologies, and products designed toRead… Read more »

Cisco High Definition Video Surveillance Camera

Many people have expressed interest in the HD camera Cisco has created. The Cisco HD Camera (CIVS-IPC-4300) or (CIVS-IPC-4500 with DSP) run around $1600 list price. Figure that the average price off list to an end customer is 25% then to the end customer your looking at about $1200. The camera is capable of runningRead… Read more »

100 days and counting

President Obama’s first 100 days will be up at the end of this month. And no one will question that he’s been very busy. He’s tackled the economy and foreign policy, rescinded a number of Bush executive orders and put the government on a track for better IT. Has he kept his promise of transparencyRead… Read more »