President Obama to select a Cyber-Security “Czar.”
Article of interest to all of us. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/25/AR2009052502104.html
OOOG
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 »
New book – What every intranet team should know
Republished from eGovAU. Step Two Designs has released the book, What every team should know written by James Robertson. The book is designed as a ‘quick start’ for intranet teams and provides practical advice on how to plan, design, manage and grow intranets. Combining over 13 years experience in intranets and building on the freeRead… Read more »
President Obama Stops for Lunch (at Five Guys)
Pretty cool… we’ve got a regular guy President who likes the Five Guys hamburger restaurant at National Place in Washington, DC.
Agriculture and Health and Human Services team to “Beef up” the nation’s Food Safety System.
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 »
Can We Start a “Do Not Mail List” Similar to “Do Not Call.gov”?
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 »
More Open Gov’t: Help Improve Regulations.gov
Last week, I blogged about 4 major new developments in open government. Next up is an effort to engage the public in improving regulations.gov, which is where people can comment online about proposed regulations, read related materials, and generally get involved in helping set policy. The feedback effort is called Regulations.gov Exchange. Here’s the noteRead… Read more »
Free Seminar for Government Employees in the San Diego Bay Area!
Defense System Seminar Series – Information Assurance and Cyber Security Seminar Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Embassy Suites San Diego Bay Don’t miss your chance to attend this intensive half-day seminar. Explore the challenges of Information Assurance in an interactive forum. Engage with your local San Diego military leaders and industry experts in dialogue about IARead… Read more »
Research, case studies sought on transparency issues
I earlier posted a list of fundamental questions and dilemmas (which I recently updated) to the GovLoop forum: http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/professional/government_participation_question.html Update: I put the questions on the GovLoop wiki under the name “Questions concerning government participation.” I’ve been asked to flesh this out with research and case studies. Can members of this network suggest things toRead… Read more »
Ready to ride the Wave?
What will Google think of next? First Chrome debuts (complete with full comic storyboard detailing the web browser’s origins), and now bits + pieces about the company’s “Wave” project appear in various news sources. Hyped as a new means to communicate and collaborate on the web, Google bills its pending tool as: “…equal parts conversationRead… Read more »