In case you didn’t see the great news, our very own Steve Ressler was named by Government Technology magazine as one of the “Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers of 2010.” I’ve included the full article and list of honorees below. You’ll probably recognize many other GovLoop members like Peter Corbett, Bill Greeves, David Fletcher,Read… Read more »
GSA’s IRMCO Award nomination application has been posted with a submission deadline of February 23. Monetary prize of $5,000 for the team award and $2,000 for the individual award. Applaud agency change leadership by nominating government colleagues for this prestigious award. Winners will be celebrated at GSA’s IRMCO conference, April 11-14, at the Hyatt RegencyRead… Read more »
What South Korea, Oman, and Slovenia can teach us about Gov 2.0 GovLoop inspires me. The idea of a network of people working to make governance more transparent, more effective, more efficient has an energizing effect. I’m glad to be a part of it, and know you are too. We’re a part of something biggerRead… Read more »
Vote for Twitternaut @Astro_Mike Massimino’s first tweet from space for “Tweet of the Year” in Mashable’s Open Web Awards Social Media Edition. You can vote once a day through December 13th. Find out more about NASA’s first Massimillionaire. Let your vote send this message: When we tweet from space, everyone listens.
NASA hosted our first tweet-up at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, corresponding with the STS-129 Space Shuttle launch. Tweeters from around the world attended — from as far away as the UK, Morocco, and New Zealand. We exposed them to speakers who shared their experiences on what it takes to launch a Shuttle toRead… Read more »
I wanted to let you know that my IT consulting business, Identika, is a finalist for the 2009 Small Business of the Year award by the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce! (the largest in the state of Virginia) Would you vote for my company? All you have to do is go to this link: http://www.loudounchamber.org/html/events_smallbusinessawards.html ThenRead… Read more »
LIVE UPDATES 8:30 am In my efforts to live tweet this event, I had to resort to updating this blog. Government isn’t quite sold on the live tweet/updates argument, but I’ll do my best to keep you updated via blogs over the next few hours. I just got the call to come set up ourRead… Read more »
Awards Distinguish Excellence in Government 2.0 San Francisco, CA – Today, Granicus, Inc announced the winners of the 2009 Digital Governance Awards. Granicus is the nation’s leading provider of integrated streaming media, legislative management, and online training solutions built to help government agencies enhance Web-based transparency, citizen participation, and communication. The awards honor government agenciesRead… Read more »
Have you done something to help usher in the era of Government 2.0 and want to show it off? Have you changed the culture of your organization from one that hoards information to one that openly shares and collaborates with each other? Are you tired of toiling in obscurity while you see the same storiesRead… Read more »