An Episode in Civic Hacking: Florida Bill Tracker

This post is penned by Rob Davis, a former Code for America intern and civic hacker in South Florida, and is cross-posted from rob.d. Participating in my first civic hackathon in Florida was more than amazing, and to my surprise, my fellow Floridians were actually embracing the idea. “Hacker is a loaded word,” Richard BookmanRead… Read more »

Government 2.0 is dead, long live Government

Yesterday I gave a presentation to the Victorian Government’s Communicators’ Group, discussing how effective government had been at meeting the challenge of rapid change throughout the last thirty years. As part of my presentation I revisited the area of government 2.0 – giving my view that there’s no longer such a thing – it’s nowRead… Read more »

Big Data Calls for Big Jobs

Last year, the Harvard Business Review named data science the “sexiest job of the 21st century.” There’s substantial evidence to back up this bold claim as the excitement surrounding big data across sectors and industries continues to grow, calling on the right professionals to mine, analyze and interpret society’s vast data supply. Below are threeRead… Read more »

New Thinking in Accountability

The increasing chorus of calls for more accountability reaches beyond recent demands for firing officials at the IRS, VA, and GSA for various perceived misdeeds. Just what is accountability, and how can it be seen as a constructive, instead of a punitive, element of public management? Recent legislation imposes new accountability requirements in the formRead… Read more »

3 Ways to Find the Right “Fit”

No matter what industry you work in, every company, every team, every organization has one ability that they all share: the ability to choose what type of person that enters into the company. People are, undoubtedly, a company’s most valuable asset. Companies differ in goals, strategies, structure, processes and cultures according to the values andRead… Read more »

HHS tools, data unleashed as part of Health Datapalooza IV, Hackers are increasingly targeting Android devices and more

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. The future of military sensor systems: self-powered wireless Android boxes – DARPA’s new prototype sensor is an Android device with customized software. It allows sensor equipment to be plugged in as need be. The capability will be named ADAPT, and debutRead… Read more »

Join us at MarkLogic’s Big Data Nation 2013, on June 19th

By Ryan Kamauff MarkLogic is hosting a short Big Data symposium on the 19th of June, 2013, at the Washington Marriott Metro Center. This event explores how some government agencies have successfully exploited Big Data capabilities to take advantage of new technologies. The agenda is below: 8:00am Registration, Breakfast & Networking 8:50am Welcome & IntroductionsRead… Read more »