by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 25, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Science Policy
IdeaScale logo Got any bright ideas? The Federal government is looking for your suggestions on how it can achieve greater transparency and improve public participation in the decision-making process. Now through March 19th, anyone can submit ideas for how to make...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2009 | Blog, Science Policy
TechPresident (one of my favorite sources of political tech news) shared this: “Sure, U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra, and White House new media director Macon Phillips come in for a round of Jon Stewart’s special blending of mocking. (How...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 1, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Science Education, Science Policy
Another timely report from Dr. John Ohab. Hooray! October is Energy Awareness Month, a national effort to empower citizens to reshape the energy economy and be part of the solution to climate change. This year’s theme, “A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 10, 2009 | Computer & Technology Projects, Dr. John Reports
In this report from Dr. John Ohab, we see how public participation in government activity is but a heartbeat away…in the Executive Branch, that is. Congress still lags far behind. In the coming weeks, I will have an update on the status of our efforts to create a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 10, 2009 | Blog
From the White House: “Look for a blog post on participation beginning on June 10th and get involved! We improve citizen participation by demonstrating its effectiveness in practice.” SC Note: Of course this came from the White House. Will we live to see...
