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Minority Business Blog
The Minority Business Development Agency (Dept. of Commerce) started a blog, Minority Biz Blog, in March. "The purpose of this blog is to facilitate an ongoing dialogue on minority entrepreneurship and business in the United States." Althought the blog is linked to from http://www.mbda.gov/blog/ , the actual blog is hosted at wordpress.com, not on a .gov server. Continue reading
OSTP has a Blog
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) now has its on blog, "a place where you can learn about and have real input into the policymaking process as it relates to science and technology." OSTP Blog And, yes, there is an RSS/ATOM feed! http://blog.ostp.gov/feed/ http://blog.ostp.gov/feed/atom/ Continue reading
White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families Blog
A new web page at whitehouse.gov for the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families has its own blog (but, oddly, no separate RSS feed!).
According to a press release:The Task Force is a major initiative targeted at raising the living standards of middle-class, working families in America. It is comprised of top-level administration policy makers, and in addition to regular meetings, it will conduct outreach sessions with representatives of labor, business, and the advocacy communities. The Task Force will be chaired by Vice President Joe Biden. The Vice President and members of the task force will work with a wide array of federal agencies that have responsibility for key issues facing the middle class and expedite administrative reforms, propose Executive orders, and develop legislative and policy proposals that can be of special importance to working families.Continue reading
Hillary Clinton blogs
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has posted her first message to Dipnote the Department of State blog: Secretary Clinton: U.S. Strengthens Pacific Partnerships, Posted by Hillary Rodham Clinton on Feb 16, 2009 - 12:33 PM. There is also a new Ask the Secretary site, desribed as an "online interactive forum that can allow you to connect with Secretary Clinton directly. While Secretary Clinton travels across the world, you can submit your questions for her using this form. Secretary Clinton will select various questions to answer and they will be posted to this website." Update by Daniel 2/23/2009 - Visitors questions will be displayed at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/ask/secretary/117297.htm. Answers will also be available on that page. There will also be a link from the state.gov homepage. Thanks to the DipNote blogging staff for pointing this out. Continue reading
Finding Government Blogs
As we see more government information move off the .gov domains and into the commercial sector, the problem of finding and identifying government information becomes more difficult. As more agencies are blogging, one would hope that there would be a central registry of agency blogs. The closest I can find is the USA.gov listing, Blogs from the U.S. Government, which lists 38 links to active blogs. Some of those link to more than one blog, however (see for example, http://www.si.edu/blogs/default.htm), so the count is not complete. Out of curiosity, I checked how many of the 38 links were not to .gov or .mil sites. There are 10, including two to Smithosonian's .edu sites and GPO's own FDsys blog:
* ASY Live Blog http://asylive.blogspot.com/ – The "ASY Live Blog," an extension of the Department of Defense America Supports You program, highlights the support supplied by citizens and corporations nationwide to our men and women in uniform and communicates that support to our troops. * Energy Savers http://eere.typepad.com/energysavers/ – The Energy Savers Blog provides a place for consumers to learn about and discuss energy efficiency and renewable technologies at home, on the road, and in the workplace. * Eye Level http://eyelevel.si.edu/ – This Smithsonian American Art Museum blog covers American art and the ways it reflects American history and culture. * Future Digital System http://fdsys.blogspot.com/ – U.S. Government Printing Office blog about the Future Digital System program that will be a world-class information life-cycle management system * Grants.gov http://grants-gov.blogspot.com – Updates for the grant community. * Mount Rainier National Park Volunteers Blog http://rainiervolunteers.blogspot.com/ – Get the latest news about the volunteer program at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. * National Parks http://blog.nationalparks.org/ – The National Park Foundation enriches the connection Americans have with our National Parks. * Pushing Back http://pushingback.com/blogs/pushing_back/default.aspx – Office of National Drug Control Policy blog to educate Americans about illegal drugs and the latest international, federal, state, and local efforts to reduce drug use * Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu/blogs/default.htm – Bloggers offer insights and information about Smithsonian Institution exhibitions, events, collections, research projects, and more. * Take Pride in America: The Blog http://takeprideblog.blogspot.com/ – Take Pride in America, a national partnership program aimed at increasing volunteer service on America's public lands, hosts this blog to empower volunteers from every corner of America to maintain and enhance our natural, cultural, and historical sites.Continue reading
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