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I had the opportunity to attend a fascinating session Wednesday focusing on transparency and, specifically, the stimulus package — creatively titled “Transparency as a Management Tool.” The session was hosted by the CGI Initiative for…
April 16, 2009 -
For as long as I’ve been covering government technology issues, the mantra has been that agencies should never roll out technology for technology’s sake. I often referred to it as the gadget rule — yes,…
April 14, 2009 -
Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Government IT Solutions Spotlight is back. It is a bit different this year. I’m still teamed with WTOP’s Adam Tuss, but, of course, last year, I was on the program…
April 13, 2009 -
A few weeks ago, the Federal News Radio Book Club featured Jeff Jarvis’ What Would Google Do? The book is fascinating for many industries — there is a false but growing thought that Google has…
April 09, 2009 -
I mentioned that I was at Government 2.0 Camp over the weekend. This was the inaugural event of the Government 2.0 Club. Yesterday on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and…
April 01, 2009 -
Each Monday on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, we have a feature we call “Meet the Innovators,” where we get to have a conversations with somebody who…
March 30, 2009 -
Cloud computing is coming — and that it probably should — that’s the gist of a new report by Marketspace, Envisioning the Cloud: The next computing paradigm. Many agencies are looking at cloud computing, including…
March 20, 2009 -
I’ve received a number of calls and e-mails about yesterday’s post about GSA halting the use Facebook as a collaboration application. This is typical: I think the headline isn’t quite accurate and conveys the wrong…
March 19, 2009 -
The ACT-IAC government 2.0 panel today at FOSE As I have been mentioning, I have the opportunity to moderate a panel at the FOSE trade show on Wednesday titled Government 2.0: Evolution or revolution. I’ll…
March 11, 2009 -
Just a reminder that you still have a few days to read Jeff Jarvis’s “What Would Google Do?” which is the Federal News Radio Book Club book for March. First, the details: Our discussion will…
March 07, 2009 -
I missed it late last week but it is definitely worth watching — PBS’s Charlie Rose conversation with Marc Andreessen , co-founder and chairman of Ning and an investor in several start-ups including Digg, Plazes,…
February 24, 2009 -
Why the federal government needs to get back on the ball when it comes to fostering abstract thought.
September 16, 2008