• Don’t Go There! – OPM begins “Telework” Pilot
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   May 18, 2010
• The OPM initiative is a big invitation to get to work -- in your bathrobe, if you want to.
• Categories: Technology

• Learning from Home
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   May 14, 2010
• Massachusetts is about to join a growing virtual-school movement that may soon transform public education.
• Categories: Technology

• From “Now Wave” to “Next Wave”: Technology and Transformation of Public Service Delivery
• Posted By: Zachary Tumin |   May 12, 2010
• Technical innovation is no longer only about efficiency enhancements. It is about realizing the potential for transformative disruptive shifts.
• Categories: Better, Faster, Cheaper ,  Technology
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• D.C.'s Newest Superhero: 'Sweepercam'
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   May 5, 2010
• There is nothing so mundane as street sweeping. So how did the District of Columbia generate cost savings, bring in additional revenue, streamline operations and...
• Categories: Technology

• The Future of IT in the Public Sector
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   April 15, 2010
• In this 5-minute video, Professor Jerry Mechling of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government looks at the future of technical innovation. He argues that what we've...
• Categories: Technology

• Book Review: Improving Government Services Through Unified Communication
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   March 25, 2010
• First off, this 87-page book is available free as a download, so it has an endearing quality right off the bat. Secondly, it offers a...
• Categories: Technology

• Put Your City or County on the 311 Map
• Posted By: John O'Leary |   March 24, 2010
• I've complained before that established, proven technologies such as 311 aren't being adopted fast enough. Well, if you live in one of the many locations still...
• Categories: Technology

• Digital City
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   January 25, 2010
• You've probably seen the ads touting the notion of "building a smarter city." There is little doubt that the technology revolution around Gov 2.0 holds enormous...
• Categories: Technology

• Executing on a Good Idea
• Posted By: Stephen Goldsmith |   January 24, 2010
• The use of 311 systems by municipalities to intelligently respond to citizen inquiries is no longer cutting edge, but neither is its use universal. A column...
• Categories: Technology

• Municipal Data Explosion
• Posted By: Zachary Tumin |   January 7, 2010
• Government leaders are seeing a nice uptake and adoption of the DC Apps for Democracy paradigm - inviting developers to grab hold of city data...
• Categories: Technology