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Daniel Schuman: May 2014

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Infrequent blogger, indifferent speller. Thursday, May 29, 2014. Fixing Federal Hiring With Big Data. The federal hiring system is broken. An April. Partnership for Public Service. Thursday, May 22, 2014. Cross-posted from  CREW. Congress is often pretty ignorant. When it comes to technology, but it has not always been that way. Nearly two decades ago, Congress defunded its Office of Technology Assessment. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

Daniel Schuman: June 2013

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Infrequent blogger, indifferent speller. Monday, June 3, 2013. Can IT Cure Congress? Makes me very sad. With the elimination of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. In 1995 and the massive staff cuts to the Congressional Research Service and GAO as well as Congress itself ( House. Professor Saloma's hopes are but a pipe dream. He prognosticated, in 1968, that IT development will allow a future congressman to . Sunday, June 2, 2013. 3 Federal #HackForDC Ideas From a Non-Coder. In that spirit...

Daniel Schuman: Suggestions for Drafters of Transparency Bills

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Infrequent blogger, indifferent speller. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Suggestions for Drafters of Transparency Bills. Drafting legislation may be more art than science, but even the most avant garde artist considers the size of the canvas and the artwork's composition just as drafters must think through the purposes of the legislation and how circumstances may change over time. What does it take to create robust, effective transparency legislation? Here are some guidelines. Build in feedback loops.

Daniel Schuman: Electronic Toolbox for Congress

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Infrequent blogger, indifferent speller. Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Electronic Toolbox for Congress. Images of Progress in the US Capitol. Pay $1000 annually to subscribe to a daily calendar of committee hearings, GovTrack publishes an automatically-updated calendar. That lists all hearings and meetings in the House in Senate at no cost to you. Alternatively, subscribe to GovTrack's alerts. Which tracks particular committees and bills. Follow House Floor Action. The app Capitol Bells. Is the most powerfu...

Daniel Schuman: Retiring Sen. Rockefeller Stops Bipartisan FOIA Bill, Holds Its Fate in His Hands

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Infrequent blogger, indifferent speller. Saturday, December 6, 2014. Retiring Sen. Rockefeller Stops Bipartisan FOIA Bill, Holds Its Fate in His Hands. Sen Jay Rockefeller put a halt to a bipartisan FOIA bill that would make government more open and accountable. If the bill is not approved by the Senate on Monday, it will die. Unsurprisingly, many people have posted on the senator's Facebook page. And called his office. At 6:30 pm that did little to explain his concerns. The FOIA Improvement Act. The leg...