Information flow and interactive communication with our elected and appointed representatives is vital for government to function. It's unfortunate that frenzies such as the roll out of HealthCare.gov can overshadow the positive changes and developments going on in this area. One especially positive development is that technology leaders in federal government are becoming active in social networking, driving an ever-improving customer experience for citizens. While the process of social business transformation is important to all industries, it has a critical role in government. According to the PEW Research Center, only 43% of Americans believe that our elected officials are "able to get things done." Better communication on the part of his team to his constituency can improve that standing.
Here's the list of the most socially innovative federal government technologists in the US. This list includes federal CIOs, CTOs and key IT staff members, as well as federal media and analysts who work closest with the US federal government. These individuals actively engage on social media. The ranking is based on several factors including the number of tweets, size of the network, number of lists, Klout and Kred scores, and regular thoughtful interactions and engagements. I invite you to join me in applauding the technologist on this list for their commitment to inform and better educate their networks.
I plan on researching and sharing a list of socially innovative technologists in state and local government, as well as global government social innovators shortly. As always, I welcome suggestions on other brilliant federal CIOs/CTOs/CDOs, analysts, editors and curators to include on the list.
- Alex Howard, Harvard Kennedy School of Govt.: @digiphile
- Steve Ressler, GovLoop: @govloop
- Beth Beck, NASA: @bethbeck
- Casey Coleman, GSA: @caseycoleman
- David Bray, FCC: @fcc_cio
- Rick Holgate, ATF: @rickholgate
- Erie Meyer, Office of Science and Technology Policy: @Erie
- Kevin Baron, Defense One: @DefenseBaron
- Aneesh Chopra, The Advisory Board Company: @aneeshchopra
- Goldy Kamali, FedScoop: @goldykamali
- Gwynne Kostin, GSA: @gwynnek
- William Eggers, Deloitte: @wdeggers
- Steven Van Roekel, US CIO: @stevenvDC
- Eric Chabrow, GovInfoSecurity: @GovInfoSecurity
- Justin Herman, GSA: @JustinHerman
- John Michel, NATO: @JohnEMichel
- Chris Dorobek, GovLoop: @cdorobek
- Todd Park, US CTO: @todd_park
- Marina Martin, VA: @MarinaMartin
- Cameron Brenchley, Dept. of Education: @chbrenchley
- Jimmy Daly, FedTech Magazine: @jimmy_daly
- Brett Bobley, Natl. Endowment for the Humanities: @brettbobley
- Matthew Burton, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: @matthewburton
- Alice Lipowicz, Set-Aside Alert: @AliceLipowicz
- Jason Miller, Federal News Radio: @jmillerWFED
- Joseph Marks, Govt. Executive: @Joseph_Marks_
- Mary Davie, GSA: @marydavie
- Jeanne Holm, NASA: @JeanneHolm
- Mike Kruger, Dept. of Commerce: @mikekruger
- Wyatt Kash, InformationWeek Government: @WyattKash
- Bryan Sivak, Dept. of Health and Human Services: @BryanSivak
- Andy Blumenthal, Dept. of State, Global Information Services: @totalcio
- Sonny Hashmi, GSA: @sonny_h
- Camille Tuutti, FedScoop: @camilletuutti
- Bill Marion, Air Force Space Command: @afspc_cto
- Claudia Hosky, FedInsider: @FedInsider
- Andrea DiMaio, Gartner: @AndreaDiMaio
- Amber Corrin, Federal Computer Week: @AmberInsideDOD
- Frank Konkel, Federal Computer Week: @Frank_Konkel
- Bob Brewin, NextGov: @BobBrewin
- Naba Barkakati, Govt. Accountability Office: @nbarkakati
- Tim Fullerton, Dept. of Interior: @TimFullerton
- Ward Walker, US Air Force, Air Mobility Command: @CTO_to_go
- Brittany Ballenstedt, NextGov: @wiredworkplace
- Vanessa Roberts, FedTech Magazine: @streborv
- Molly Walker, FierceMarkets Government Group: @mollsiebee
- Troy Schneider, Federal Computer Week: @TroySchneider
- Colby Hochmuth, FedScoop: @ColbyAnn
- Adam Mazmanian, Federal Computer Week: @thisismaz
- Nicole Johnson, Federal Times: @nicoledblake
- Frank Baitman, Dept. of Health and Human Services: @frankbaitman
- Ryan Petersen, FedTech Magazine: @RyanPete
- Shawn McCarthy, IDC: @Shawn_McCarthy
- Matt McLaughlin, FedTech Magazine: @MattMcLDC
- Thomas Sasala, US Army Information Technology Agency: @ITACTO
- Rutrell Yasin, Govt. Computer News: @Yasin36
- Peter Tseronis, Dept. of Energy: @tseronis
- Greg Poersch, FedScoop: @GregPoersch
- Stan Buch, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: @BuchStan
- Zach Rausnitz, FierceMarkets Government Group: @rausnitz
- John Bicknell, Federal Computer Week: @JohnBick1960
- Xavier Hughes, Dept. of Labor: @Xavier_Hughes
- Nishant Shah, Ovum: @nishantshah1
- Rory Schultz, Dept. of Agriculture, Food Nutrition and Consumer Service: @dawgboydc
- Heather Kuldell, Govt. Computer News: @hmKuldell
- Reid Davenport, Federal Computer Week: @ReidDavenport
- Shawn Kingsberry, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board: @skingsbe
- Deborah Diaz, NASA: @dbdiaz99
- Steve Watkins, Federal Times: @Fededitor
- Scott Maucione, FedScoop: @scottmaucione