Google Analytics
I am doing some research and part of that is understand which cities are using Google Analytics So far the list is at 107 cities. Anyone interested in that list?
Time for an E-Newsletter Review
It seems like everyone has some sort of electronic newsletter campaign now. Sure, it’s a great way to save paper, but is your publicity gem really effective? Is your e-newsletter generating click-through for your agency? What percentage of click-through is enough? There are lots of opinions on this, but here’s my take: There are alwaysRead… Read more »
Exciting news for the VHA and open source healthcare information technology
The Open Source community has a history of using the FOIA version of the VHA’s VistA/CPRS and making it accessible for use outside the VHA. The open source, Liberty Medical Software Foundation has now started an organization proposing collaboration with the VHA for further development and innovation of the VHA’s system. In this time ofRead… Read more »
GovLoop Poll of the Week Results for Week Ending 08/09/09
How Closely Do You Work with Contractors? 10% Never 32.5% Occasionally 42.5% Very Often 15.0% They Run Our Office I would be interested to know how many different contractors are represented. The CDC works with a bunch of different ones, but I mostly work with Deloitte (formerly Bearing Point) and Northrop Grumman. I find thatRead… Read more »
Our History of Polite Political Dissent
In 1832 in a political attack on President Jackson’s policies, Congressman William Stanbery of Ohio made allegations against Sam Houston, a native Virginian, former congressman from Tennessee, and Jackson supporter who was in Washington to lobby for better treatment of the Cherokee. Incensed, Houston confronted Stanbery outside his boardinghouse and the argument led to HoustonRead… Read more »
From my friend David Axelrod and the White House
From my friend David Axelrod and the White House by Donna L. Quesinberry, Government Business Examiner Dear Friend, This is probably one of the longest emails I’ve ever sent, but it could be the most important. Across the country we are seeing vigorous debate about health insurance reform. Unfortunately, some of the old tactics weRead… Read more »
The Dynamics of Creative Leadership-Partnership: Forces and Concepts for Transforming Change and Conflict into Creativity and Community
What does it take to be a creative leader? I definitely have been giving this some thought, developing and increasingly applying three programs in the past two years: “Transforming Change and Conflict into ‘Passion Power’: The Art of Inspiring Leadership” “Does Your Organization Need a Jolt of CPR – Generating Creativity, Passion andRead… Read more »
The Debate Over Cookies
I have been following the government’s dicussion regarding the federal cookie policy. I even posted on the blog because I feel the policy is holding agencies back from offering dynamic web services. However, since the issue has come to the forefront, the media is taking notice. I came across a story today the reinforces justRead… Read more »
When a 404 is not a 404
After getting the Google Custom Search engine up and running on the richmondgov.com website it was only a matter of time before someone found a bad result. In my case it was my director who did a search on their name and had two bad results. One was a 404 and one was expired content.Read… Read more »
Funny Old Swine Flu
Here at my workplace they’re slowly but surely starting to get worried about the swine flu pandemic. Or Mexican flu, as we call it over here. Although current wisdom is that it will be no worse than our annual visiting flu strain, the simple fact that it is pandemic instead of epidemic seems to generateRead… Read more »