I’ve long admired Gary Locke for his commitment to results-oriented government. He pioneered new approaches in Washington State both as the chief executive of King County and as governor. But I’d never met him until last week at a Partnership for Public S
Three suggestions that would improve @WhiteHouse - or any other communications-intensive organization: Use more hashtags, respond to followers, allow guest/ghost tweeters.
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration launched a regulatory reform effort. President Obama committed to a “look back” at existing regulations and asked agencies to identify “outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome” rules on th
For over a decade, the Federal Government has increasingly moved its activities online. This movement has been facilitated by the acceptance of electronic processes to identify people online. A recent Presidential action to sign a law through automated me
As more agencies move more of their activities online, they become part of the global commons that is cyberspace. This week's release by the Administration of an International Cyberspace Strategy includes a number of principles that matter a lot for the s