Hey, they're getting into it real seriously, looks to me like Mark Drapeau is pushing ahead. From my own experience, he's the real deal. Start with th...

Okay, the deal is that everyone has a chance to figure out how to run Washington better. A lot of things can be done better, like eliminating process...

Well, a big part of the whole Open Government Initiative is about customer service, and new ways to do that. USA.gov has moved ahead to do a lot of...

The Open Government Initiative has a lot to do with telling people what's going on in Washington, and providing way better return for the taxpayer d...

Key to preventing fraud and abuse online is the accountability you get when you have a reasonable verified identity. This could also provide a single...

 Okay, a general theme of the Open Government thing is that people in the private and public sectors can work together, sometimes using some new...

Governments across the US are doing real stuff to serve citizens via the Net. Next up, the official state portal for the state of Texas, Texas.gov...

Well, we now got an administration that's serious about: delivering what taxpayers pay for, letting us know what's going on, listening to citizens and following up, and getting stuff done.

Hey, there's a lot to digest, but start by checking out Open Government Day brings new guidance from OMB. The deal is that we're getting a government ...

I was at the Personal democracy Forum where I heard a lot of people talk about serious progress in online grassroots democracy and fixing gov't, parti...

Hey, the folks at CrisisCommons.org are a global network of grassroots volunteers who are passionate about and effective at using open tech to reall...

Vivek Wadhwa has the right idea when he talks about the big contributions made by nerds and policy wonks working together in Washington and beyond. H...

Okay, I spoke at a Privacy Camp deal recently in San Francisco, decided to amuse myself, and must've said some useful things. (I should really listen ...

Hey, Candi Harrison's a retired Federal web manager, lots of real experience, and can now speak frankly.

Yes, it's like getting an elephant to tap dance, but harder. However, they're serious, and Washington is full of people who are passionately committed to this.

We now have an Administration which wants to show you what's going on, like where does the money go, reversing the prior policy of hiding all that.

We now have leadership in Washington that's actively engaged in working with Americans, a lot different from the old team who publicly stated they weren't interested.