An article in AZcentral.com highlights innovative efforts undertaken by local governments in Arizona: – The city of Mesa eliminated some departments and challenged the rest to rethink how they operate. One of the earliest results was a proposal from the Fire Department to stop sending large engines and four-person crews to every medical call. TheRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Howard Schmidt, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, will be stepping down at the end of this month. More here. Bruce McConnell, cyber-security counselor for the Department of Homeland Security, warned that if the private sector doesn’t make serious investments in cybersecurity, it risks losing “long term-competitiveness.”Read… Read more »
The struggle to foster transparency and engagement between citizens and their representatives knows no international boundaries. Co-Founder and Outreach Director of the newly launched CitizenBridge, Richard Pietro, sat down with Chris Dorobek of the DorobekINSIDER to discuss how their team of internet savvy citizens is helping bridge the communication divide. CitizenBridge connects citizens to theirRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, Code for America unveiled one of our latest program offerings: Engagement Commons. Now, we’re hoping that the talented, dedicated members of the GovLoop community can help us take this project to the next level. What is Engagement Commons? With civic engagement becoming an increasingly critical component of successful governance in theRead… Read more »
Now that House Speaker John Boehner has come out with another rallying cry concerning the federal deficit, we thought you might want to see a unique description of the deficit and the federal budget from Carolyn Federoff, lawyer, economist, and AFGE member. You can watch the video at the link below or at AFGE’s YouTubeRead… Read more »
http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/iamergel/files/Mergel_2012_A%20Managers%20Guide%20for%20Using%20Twitter%20in%20Government.pdf
Crime on the Internet is trending up, which is no surprise with the explosive growth of the Internet. Cyber-crime complaints were up 3.4 percent in 2011 from 2010 according to the latest latest Report on Internet Crime by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The IC3 is a partnership between the FBI, White Collar CrimeRead… Read more »
This far into spring many Seattleites are more than ready for the first glimpses of that odd, warmish bright thing in the sky. When I lived back east we called it “the sun”. But sometimes, like this last Tuesday, we have to pretend and somehow manufacture our own sunshine. Which is how a group ofRead… Read more »
The other week the Canadian Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent accused Canadian Charities of “laundering money” because they accept some funds from outside the country. This is all been part of a larger effort – championed by Ethical Oil – to discredit Canada’s environmental organizations. As an open government and transparency in politics advocateRead… Read more »
Here’s a bit of “inside Washington” trivia to pass around the office today – do members of congress have security clearances? The topic of security clearance for elected officials has long been a complex one. Members of congress – even those in sensitive committee positions – do not receive or obtain security clearances in theRead… Read more »