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Ideas on Modernizing Government

February 15, 2010 by Richard Fahey
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Last month, the White House held a Forum on the theme of Modernizing Government. The event was an opportunity to bring private sector and federal Government leaders together in a discussion about using technology to streamline Government operations, improve customer service, and maximize returns on information technology investments.... [read more]

The Week of Gov 2.0 – Longing for More

September 13, 2009 by Steve Radick
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Image Courtesy of Flickr User Alex Dunne We’ve already had the Summer of Gov, but September 7-11 was the Week of Gov.  With the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase on Tuesday and the Gov 2.0 Summit on Wednesday and Thursday, plus a multitude of happy hours and networking receptions, I was immersed in all things Gov 2.0 last week.  There are... [read more]

Vivek Kundra on Open Government

September 7, 2009 by Jeffrey Peel
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U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra spoke at Wired’s “Disruptive By Design” conference a few weeks ago.  The video is embedded below. We’re delighted that the UK Government’s Deputy CIO, Bill McCluggage, will be speaking at Government 2010.  I’ll be formally annnouncing Bill’s participation shortly.  However, in the meantime you may... [read more]

The need for KPIs versus FOIs

July 23, 2009 by Richard Fahey
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Earlier today, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) published the “traffic light” statuses and gateway reviews of 23 high-risk IT-related projects. This information was requested by Computer Weekly three years ago, but has only now been made public. The disclosures were made as a result of Computer Weekly’s application under the... [read more]

Government IT Dashboard Debuts

July 1, 2009 by Sara Cope
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Tuesday at the Personal Democracy Forum conference in New York, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and White House Director of New Media Macon Phillips announced the launch of the new government IT Dashboard (beta of course) to provide an online window into the details of Federal information technology investments and... [read more]

Data.gov opens

May 23, 2009 by Richard Fahey
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The eagerly awaited data.gov site launched this week, ushering in a new area of openness and transparency throughout the federal government. Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra announced the site as a platform to democratize government data by stimulating the creation of innovative applications and visualizations. Kundra’s aim is for the... [read more]

Three Pieces Make A Whole Better Online Government

May 6, 2009 by Candi Harrison
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Last week’s Government Web Manager Conference was historic in many ways. But one of the most significant outcomes is that Macon Phillips (the government’s New Media lead) and Vivek Kundra (the government’s head CIO) acknowledged the third distinct group of players at the table: Web Managers. Neither of them was there to assert authority... [read more]

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