While mobile web browsing is far from the mainstream there is no denying that it has finally turned a corner. According to data on NetMarketShare, mobile web viewing has increased from 0.69% of all traffic in May of 2009 to 1.7% in March of 2010. While these numbers are small they represent an increase ofRead… Read more »
I want to form my own party – Peaceful Progress to Protect Rights… I was hoping to creatively think of a drink, like Tea or Coffee, but that starts with a P… maybe the Pomegranate juice Party? OK, maybe not… My point is – I am appalled at the government legislative actions as of late:Read… Read more »
I stopped in to see a customer. He asked, “How’s the weather out there?” Heck, he’s on the tenth floor, big office, picture windows to the National Mall. “How’s the weather out there?” That got me thinking. Most people work in an office, a cube, on a machine. They see the same people day afterRead… Read more »
Today was an extremely busy day for #gov20 and #opengov events and tons of great topics. I was following the tweets from #govwebcon (especially @gwynnek and @levyj413) and thought this could lead to some great discussion on content, feedback, technology, public relations, transaction vs. information, and more. So anyone who doesn’t want the conversation toRead… Read more »
I just discovered (but searching reveals that many others here on GovLoop already know this) that there is now an active beta site for feds to shorten their urls: http://go.usa.gov Go.USA.gov lets government employees create short .gov URLs from official government domains, such as .gov, .mil, .si.edu, or .fed.us URLs.We are currently beta testing Go.USA.gov.Read… Read more »
Are you a Federal employee who contributed to the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA)? If so, we’d like your feedback about the campaign. If you complete the survey before April 30, you will be eligible to receive a limited edition CFCNCA eco-friendly, reusable water bottle. Take the survey today! IfRead… Read more »
In this week’s interview I speak with Nicole Nelson-Jean, who has worked for more than 14 years with the Department of Energy on nuclear arms control, nonproliferation and national security issues. Nicole discusses some of her complex roles such as securing Russian nuclear materials in Siberia, as well as how she balances those responsibilities withRead… Read more »
We’ve been measuring satisfaction with federal websites since early 2002 and reporting it publicly every quarter since late 2003. That’s 27 consecutive reports, and believe me, the people here who analyze the data and put together those 27 reports would probably say it feels like 100. But the point is that while overall citizen satisfactionRead… Read more »
The new Washington Post-ABC News poll spells trouble for incumbents and once again finds that most Americans favor a smaller government with fewer services. Fifty six percent of respondents favor a smaller government with fewer services while 40 percent would prefer a larger government with more services. Those figures essentially mirror our findings dating backRead… Read more »