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E-MailPOTUS Now “Open for Questions”
A look at the White House’s new “Open for Questions” feature.
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Meet Vivek Kundra, The Federal CIO
President Obama today announced former District of Columbia Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra will be the new federal chief information officer. Rumors had been swarming recently that Kundra, 34, would be appointed as the first federal CTO — a position that remains vacant.
Nevertheless, Kundra’s announcement is great news. He really likes the iPhone and Web [...]
Should Government Blogs Allow Questions?
It’s great that many federal agencies are actively embracing blogs. These blogs, such as the EPA’s Greenversations and the State Department’s Dipnote have great content and are popular with constituents. However, one issue that is frequently discussed is that many of these blogs do not allow comments.
While both Greenversations and Dipnote do allow comments, there [...]
WhiteHouse.gov in The Washington Post
In The Washington Post today, Jose Antonio Vargas (a writer who I highly respect) writes an excellent article about WhiteHouse.gov and the challenges faced by President Obama’s new media team.
In the article, New Media Director Macon Phillips delineates between WhiteHouse.gov, change.gov and BarackObama.com.
“WhiteHouse.gov,” Phillips said, “is not like BarackObama.com or Change.gov. We’re not running a [...]
A Rough Yet Promising Start for Recovery.gov
When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law Tuesday, he announced that Recovery.gov, a Web site he first spoke about last month, was live. The new Web site is committed to transparently showing citizens where all of the $787 billion in the stimulus package is being spent.
While I applaud [...]
Did Greg Craig Gag The White House Twitter Account?
Correction: It turns out this account is a phony, PC World reports. However, the questions raised by this article still remain legitimate.
The White House Twitter account has been dry since the 29th minute of Barack Obama’s presidency.
Its last tweet, made at 12:29 p.m. on Jan. 20 was auto-posted via Twitterfeed and came from the White [...]
Legislation Made Available for Comment on White House Web Site
It finally looks like the Obama Administration has made good on a campaign promise: allowing for public comment on non-emergency pieces of legislation before the president signs them. While the public was overlooked last week when President Obama signed the S. 181 — the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, it looks like the [...]
