By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek December 16, 2009 04:33 PM The House of Representatives is finally about to get with the times and will soon install a Wi-Fi network, it announced late last week. The roll-out will take place over as long as three years, according to a statement of work posted on the WebRead… Read more »
Since I left the National Defense Unversity, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do next. In between, I did some writing, speaking, and teaching, but now I’m moving to something more permanent. It’s leaked that I’m joining Microsoft’s U.S. Public Sector division as Director of Innovative Social Engagement. I thought I’dRead… Read more »
The other week I put out a query on the Sunlight Labs e-mail list for software developers active with (mostly) U.S. national level online transparency and open government effort and asked if there was a need for a similar e-list for those focused locally. The answer was a resounding yes. So here it is: LocalLabsRead… Read more »
Certainly, I am not fantasizing magic filled utopia where happiness radiates all around and unicorns slide down rainbows into pools of blueberry jam, but let’s be realistic about the situation here. We are living in a time of shrinking budgets and disappearing funds with no relief in sight. The key is doing more with less,Read… Read more »
Recently, I wrote a post about Government 2.0 predictions for 2010-12, and one of them was that government would “always be on-the-record.” By that I meant that the combination of (1) the proliferation of tech-savvy citizens with mobile camera/video devices, (2) the prevalence of wi-fi or other Web connections, (3) the massive number of peopleRead… Read more »
Have you heard of GraphJam? It’s a great site with a simple user interface that lets people make bar graphs, Venn diagrams, and more. The applications are mostly funny – making fun of song lyrics, vacation spots that you want to go to vs. those of your spouse, and so forth. Pop culture. But whatRead… Read more »
I personally was shocked at today’s USA Today article on double-dipping by state employees: http://bit.ly/6TiQel. But beyond highlighting the basic sleaziness of the practice, the article missed the many negative impacts to the long-term success of government. In short, governments shoot themselves in the foot when such practices are tolerated. The first casualty is reputation.Read… Read more »
Last week, I attended an outstanding presentation at the Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in Williamsburg by P.K. Agarwal, a fellow GovLooper and California’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Agarwal was impressive both in delivery and design of the content for his session entitled, “Reinventing ‘We the People’: The Changing Face of Technology in Government.” I askedRead… Read more »
This is the first of a two-part post about Software as a Service (SaaS) for performance management. In the first part I’ll provide an introduction to SaaS, define what it is and touch on some of its applications to performance management. In the second part I’ll detail the various benefits of SaaS including but notRead… Read more »
Don’t ask how do I make the business case for Gov2.0?”; tell us about your agency’s relationships, and the case will become obvious. Imagine that you’re a savvy Federal staffer in US Defense Military Health System Program. You’re excited by what the US Patent Office accomplished with its Peer to Patent program, eager to copyRead… Read more »