Interesting article in the Washington Post today about LegiStorm, a site that posts the salaries of Congressional staffers (among other information). Naturally some are upset and feel this is an invasion of privacy. Other sites have made executive branch employees salaries available, such as the Washington Post, and more recently this newspaper company. State andRead… Read more »
Hi I am @immunity aka Andrea Baker, the Director of Enterprise 2.0 for Navstar, Inc. I met a lot of you at Gov20Camp while working on the blog for government20club.org. So we didn’t always get a chance to chat in details. I want to make up for that now. I want to reconnect now virtually.Read… Read more »
Its government programs for the hearing because its the people who do not know sign language that can use the help. Some years ago the state of California created a small pamphlet of Medical Sign language. It is a small eight page pamphlet that covers basic medical sign language. http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/Forms/English/pub391.pdf Now many say things canRead… Read more »
Some tweets relevant to #opengov, #gov20, #govloop @govloop: Have you joined GovLoop March Madness Tourney? password: govloop Watch Duke choke. http://bit.ly/1adChl #gov20 #opengov @GovTwit: Lots of State/Local folks added 2 Gov Twitter Directory this wk: http://tinyurl.com/5vudby #gov20 RT @Nextgov Why I love Bob Brewin: News Flash: Acquisition Workers Needed In Government http://bit.ly/2bSN7 #gov20 @Gov20CampFederal WebRead… Read more »
Greetings my fellow Govloopers! Spring is almost here, for those in Washington D.C. that means cherry blossoms, great weather (at least until the summer) and the arrival of a new wave of tourists, reminding us of how lucky we are to live in this great city. For this edition of Govloop Member of the Week,Read… Read more »
I thought I’d share a quick story about my company’s first foray into Government 2.0. I’d love feedback or tips especially from government folks after you read our story. In November, we were approached by a City agency to bid on a contract to help them modernize their Internet Marketing efforts. The contract was forRead… Read more »
I wrote a somewhat lengthy blog post on this topic over on the Rock Creek blog, but felt so fired up about it that I wanted to bring it to the GovLoop audience to get your opinions. The gist of the story is this: In an attempt to protect their online reputation, doctors are nowRead… Read more »
I have a question rattling around in my head: is it ok for EPA’s main presence on Twitter, @usepagov, to primarily be fed by RSS, with only a smattering of handpicked content and actual human engagement? Or is that worse than not being on Twitter? We don’t have staff or governance to fully “personify” EPA’sRead… Read more »
So I’m launching a new site today in beta called GovZine.com Basically, it’s all your favorite gov’t news in one spot voted on by you and your peers. Kind of like a Digg for Gov’t. -There are upcoming stories that are new -And there are popular stories that have been voted up by you andRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoopers, I wanted to put out a feeler for a conference I am planning to happen sometime in June (as soon as I get a venue confirmed). I am looking to do a conference in the style of TED in which speakers/presenters can showcase their work/idea/thought/project with a 15-20minute slot time. In addition, wouldRead… Read more »