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Public “papers” of the President?
Now that Congress has officially changed GPO’s name from Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office, (GPO Observes 154th Birthday With New Name, New Logo), perhaps it is time to rethink not just the name, but the function of the Public papers of the Presidents of the United States and the related publications, the Daily […]
Whitehouse Tumblr
The White House now has a Tumblr account:
- Whitehouse.tumblr.com We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs. That’s why we’re launching a Tumblr. We’ll post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science fair, or photos of adorable moments with Bo. We’ve got some wonky charts, too. Because to us, those are actually kind of exciting. But this is also about you. President Obama is committed to making this the most open and accessible administration in history, and our Tumblr is no exception. We want to see what you have to share: Questions you have for the White House, stories of what a policy like immigration reform means to you, or ways we can improve our Tumbling. We’re new here, and we’re all ears.
Archiving of End of Term of Bush Administration
A description of the collaborative project that archived the web pages of the George W. Bush presidential administration at the end of its term in office.
- The “End of Term” Was Only the Beginning, by Laura Graham, a Digital Media Project Coordinator at the Library of Congress, The Signal, Digital Preservation Blog, Library of Congress, (July 26th, 2011). In late 2008, the Library of Congress, the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas, the Internet Archive and the Government Printing Office began the first collaborative project to capture and archive United States government web sites representing the “end of term” of the George W. Bush presidential administration. The partners planned, strategized, developed tools to facilitate processes and settled on a division of responsibilities. Months later, when the crawling of content was complete, there were 5.7 terabytes at CDL, 1 at UNT and 9.1 at Internet Archive, for a total of 15.9 terabytes.
President’s Twitter Town Hall
Good coverage of the Twitter Town Hall:
- Plenty of 140-character questions, few new answers in Obama's Twitter town hall, by Joseph Marks, NextGov (07/06/2011). ...fewer than two-dozen questions asked during the 75-minute town hall included one question by [the Speaker of the House] and [one from a] New York Times columnist. ...White House staff posted several Tweets to summarize a single answer, sometimes leading to strange non sequiturs...
- The 'Twitter Town Hall' that so really wasn't, by Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune (July 7, 2011) Obama's event wasn't really Twitter, and what's more, it wasn't really a town hall.
Building a 21st Century Digital Government
May 24, 2012 / Leave a comment
- Building a 21st Century Digital Government, press release, May 23, 2012,
Presidential Memorandum For The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies.
For far too long, the American people have been forced to navigate a labyrinth of information across different Government programs in order to find the services they need. In addition, at a time when Americans increasingly pay bills and buy tickets on mobile devices, Government services often are not optimized for smartphones or tablets, assuming the services are even available online.
...Today, the CIO is releasing that strategy, entitled Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People (Strategy), which provides agencies with a 12-month roadmap that focuses on several priority areas.
- Digital Government: Building A 21st Century Platform To Better Serve The American People, [PDF] Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), Office of Management and Budget. (May 23, 2012).
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