For as long as elected officials have had one set of ears to listen to thousands if not millions of constituents and interests, there have been gatekeepers – the legislative staffs and lobbyists. One of the goals we can gather from Government 2.0, e-Democracy – or ‘just the way things are these days’ as IRead… Read more »
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The contracting activity sector in the Department of Homeland Security has 22 departments. Seven of which were intact at the start of the organization. There are 3 major oversight agencies in the department that perform quality control to ensure the integrity of the department. Ms. Correa noted that OPO’s mission is simple, they don’t takeRead… Read more »
VistA makes another toehold in the outside world
Some of you already know that VistA adoption has spawned several companies using the open source business model – i.e. take a free product and make money by offering installation, customization and support for the base product. One such player is MedSphere, offering VistA support services. There is another instance of a significant VistA adoptionRead… Read more »
Applying Health 2.0 Lessons to the Constituent/Representative Relationship
Provisions in the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the economic stimulus package signed by President Obama Feb. 17, include 19.2 billion dollars in incentive funds for physicians to abandon piecemeal paper-based health records for an electronic systems that will allow for greater efficiency and more indepth data collection for the diagnosis andRead… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week – Lauren Modeen
This week I was able to pick the brain of IT Queen and super active GovLooper, Lauren Modeen! She took some time to chat and I ended up with one awesome interview! Thanks Lauren! Enjoy! 1. What do you do exactly at Computech? Aha – – what do I do exactly at Computech…a solid openingRead… Read more »
Help the White House Sort Out Recovery.gov!
Last week, Steve Ressler told you about an upcoming initiative to let the public shape the future of Recovery.gov. Building a portal where the public can monitor the dispersal of stimulus funds and progress of the economic recovery, transparently and in real time, is no easy feat. So, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, inRead… Read more »
Sweet gov Tweets – Wed 22 April, 2009
Apologies for errors in advance: @gwynnek: IT & Web leaders push for rewrite of outdated paperwork reduction act rules. Online not = paper! http://ow.ly/3vKK #gov20 (tx @MWEditor) @cdorobek: DorobekInsider.com: Team Obama puts out the help wanted sign for Recovery.gov transparency ideas http://twurl.nl/78oiw4 #gov20 @govloop: New GovLoop Project of Week – Cumberland County and Web 2.0Read… Read more »
Vivek Kundra’s talk at the NVTC: Democratizing Data and Measuring Performance
I attended Vivek Kundra’s talk at an NVTC break this past Saturday, April 25th. Vivek challenged the audience and the federal government to rethink how to reach the public in their ‘daily digital life’ and to find innovative paths to deliver services. He underlined the importance of the federal government to attract the best ‘humanRead… Read more »
Highlights of the Federal Virtual Worlds Consortium Conference April 23-24
1. Most business happens outside of meetings. Virtual worlds increase serendipitous meetings that would not happen on video conference, webinars, teleconferences etc… 2. New Value Proposition Web 1.0 Access/find Web 2.0 share/participate/collaborate Web 3.0 co-create 3. Co-creation is the most experiential 4. Virtual Worlds provide a Cohesion of Presence (Herbeck) – this is why weRead… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” Tues 21 April, 2009 edition
Apologies for errors in advance: @securityinfo: Google, AT&T and Twitter executives visit Iraq http://tinyurl.com/cxt8zq #polc09 #gov20 #opengo @debategraph: Slides prepared for yesterday’s Politics Online panel on public debate http://bit.ly/16I3BA #polc09 #gov20 #opengov #edemcamp @sairy: For everyone interested in online politics, check out #polc09 conference feed – great info – wish I could be there! #p2Read… Read more »