Interested in what the home page looks like for different states but don't want ot take the time to find them all. Well this slideshow will give you some insight as to what they looked like on 6/30/2009.
Showing posts with label State Gov't. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Gov't. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Missouri Governor's Twitter Suspended
Okay, not that big of a deal. It looks as though the Twitter Account that was setup in the name of the Governor (http://twitter.com/jaynixon), prior to becoming Governor of Missouri has been suspended. I would assume this was done from the account and not something done by Twitter. I would guess that the administration is gearing up to use a more official account such as MissouriGov, than the Governor's given name.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Twittering Governors
Twitter
I previously mentioned some Twitter accounts in Missouri State Government.
It appears that within the Governor ranks Twitter is catching on.
The philosophy of following or not following is interesting. Our Governor is currently not following anyone, whereas Gov. Schwarzenegger (California) started following my Twitter this week and follows 49,000+ others. Gov. Palen (Alaska) just started Twittering this past week and is currently following 42. So does it matter who you follow. Do people associate you and your values based on those you follow.
I noticed that Schwarzenegger and Palen post in the first person and this past week our Governor's tweets appear to have changed from being posted in the third person, to being posted more in the first person. Not sure if that means he is actually doing the posting now or not.
Some others, hopefully they are legitimate:
Bob Riley, Gov. of Alabama
Bill Ritter, Jr., Gov. of Colorado
Charlie Crist, Gov. of Florida (this one looks suspiciously to be a spoof)
Mitch Daniels, Gov. of Indiana (seems to be up to date, appears it was started during his campaign - written in third person)
Bobby Jindal, Gov. of Louisiana
John Baldacci, Gov. of Maine (really hasn't started using)
Deval Patrick, Gov. of Massachusetts
Jennifer Granholm, Gov. of Michigan
Tim Pawlenty, Gov. of Minnesota
Haley Barbour, Gov. of Mississippi
Mark Sanford, Gov. of South Carolina
Rick Perry, Gov. of Texas (not sure if it is legit, and doesn't have any postings)
Chris Gregoire, Gov. of Washington (one post, looks to be started during her campaign for Governor)
To bad for Gov. Mark Parkinson of Kansas, as many looking for him will likely find the Missouri Representative Mark Parkinson, who already has http://twitter.com/markparkinson. Although, govparkinson still looks to be available at the moment.
I previously mentioned some Twitter accounts in Missouri State Government.
It appears that within the Governor ranks Twitter is catching on.
The philosophy of following or not following is interesting. Our Governor is currently not following anyone, whereas Gov. Schwarzenegger (California) started following my Twitter this week and follows 49,000+ others. Gov. Palen (Alaska) just started Twittering this past week and is currently following 42. So does it matter who you follow. Do people associate you and your values based on those you follow.
I noticed that Schwarzenegger and Palen post in the first person and this past week our Governor's tweets appear to have changed from being posted in the third person, to being posted more in the first person. Not sure if that means he is actually doing the posting now or not.
Some others, hopefully they are legitimate:
Bob Riley, Gov. of Alabama
Bill Ritter, Jr., Gov. of Colorado
Charlie Crist, Gov. of Florida (this one looks suspiciously to be a spoof)
Mitch Daniels, Gov. of Indiana (seems to be up to date, appears it was started during his campaign - written in third person)
Bobby Jindal, Gov. of Louisiana
John Baldacci, Gov. of Maine (really hasn't started using)
Deval Patrick, Gov. of Massachusetts
Jennifer Granholm, Gov. of Michigan
Tim Pawlenty, Gov. of Minnesota
Haley Barbour, Gov. of Mississippi
Mark Sanford, Gov. of South Carolina
Rick Perry, Gov. of Texas (not sure if it is legit, and doesn't have any postings)
Chris Gregoire, Gov. of Washington (one post, looks to be started during her campaign for Governor)
To bad for Gov. Mark Parkinson of Kansas, as many looking for him will likely find the Missouri Representative Mark Parkinson, who already has http://twitter.com/markparkinson. Although, govparkinson still looks to be available at the moment.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Gov. Jay Nixon Tweeting
Looks like our Governor (Gov. Jay Nixon, or likely someone from his staff) started to make some regular posts to his Twitter account on the 2nd.
I found it a little bit interesting that the profile picture is of the nation's Capitol and not Missouri's.
May as well point out a couple of other Twitter accounts in Missouri State Gov't, while I'm at it.
Transform Missouri (I have mentioned this one before)
http://twitter.com/Transform_MO
Missouri Department of Conservation
http://twitter.com/MDC_online
Public Involvement Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation
http://twitter.com/MDCfacts
MODOT
http://twitter.com/MoDOT
MODOT Southwest
http://twitter.com/MoDOT_Southwest
Missouri's Department of Revenue's Web Team has been testing one to post about website updates
http://twitter.com/dorwebteam
Of course, there are other's out there as well. Feel free to post your favorite Missouri State Government twitter or simply another Missouri State Government Twitter that you follow.
On another note, want to know more about Missouri's CIO, you can check out Government Technology's article, Meet Bill Bryan, Missouri's New CIO.
I found it a little bit interesting that the profile picture is of the nation's Capitol and not Missouri's.
May as well point out a couple of other Twitter accounts in Missouri State Gov't, while I'm at it.
Transform Missouri (I have mentioned this one before)
http://twitter.com/Transform_MO
Missouri Department of Conservation
http://twitter.com/MDC_online
Public Involvement Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation
http://twitter.com/MDCfacts
MODOT
http://twitter.com/MoDOT
MODOT Southwest
http://twitter.com/MoDOT_Southwest
Missouri's Department of Revenue's Web Team has been testing one to post about website updates
http://twitter.com/dorwebteam
Of course, there are other's out there as well. Feel free to post your favorite Missouri State Government twitter or simply another Missouri State Government Twitter that you follow.
On another note, want to know more about Missouri's CIO, you can check out Government Technology's article, Meet Bill Bryan, Missouri's New CIO.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Recovery and Transformation
You may have seen the Federal Government's Recovery.gov website, its mission is to:
Transform Missouri Initiative is an ambitious plan to use federal recovery dollars to create jobs for Missourians now, and to transform our economy for the years to come.
Transform Missouri focuses on expanding the three pillars that support Missouri’s economy:
- Education: Explain the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;
- Transparency: Show how, when, and where the money is spent;
- Accountability: Provide data that will allow citizens to evaluate the Act’s progress and provide feedback.
Missouri has a site that kind of goes hand in hand with it:
Transform Missouri focuses on expanding the three pillars that support Missouri’s economy:
- developing our human capital
- enhancing our information and transportation infrastructure
- and embracing emerging technologies
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Defcon 3
Dave mentions that it is "Time to Prepare for Level 5 in the eGov Maturity Model". You might take a look at his post and follow some of the links.
I would say our web presence will move to Defcon 3. Okay, it is not really a Defcon designation, but I think you will see an increase to force readiness of the state's web presence above normal, with a greater emphasis on Security.
I know that use of the Internet to gain efficiencies in what we offer citizens of Missouri is a top priority of the new administration. So stay tuned. You will likely see changes and more offerings in the www.mo.gov webspace in the future. You will definitely see some changes in the webspace come Monday afternoon.
I would say our web presence will move to Defcon 3. Okay, it is not really a Defcon designation, but I think you will see an increase to force readiness of the state's web presence above normal, with a greater emphasis on Security.
I know that use of the Internet to gain efficiencies in what we offer citizens of Missouri is a top priority of the new administration. So stay tuned. You will likely see changes and more offerings in the www.mo.gov webspace in the future. You will definitely see some changes in the webspace come Monday afternoon.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Work
Still fairly dark out at 6:30am, so you could see the reflection of my office in the window.
As the transition from one administration to the next draws near, several individuals within state government received letters today letting them know that there was no need for them to continue reporting for work next week. No matter which party one might support it is not one of the fun parts of politics to watch.
Friday, July 04, 2008
4 Day Work Week
In his blog, Dave Fletcher's Government and Technology Weblog, v. 2.0, Dave mentions that Utah will be moving to a four day work week. This effort appears to be taking hold in many cities as well. Being a state employee in Missouri, it will be interesting to see how the four day work week trial goes for employees at a state level.
You can also follow the links in Dave's post to other sources.
You can also follow the links in Dave's post to other sources.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Q named President and CEO
I noticed today that a prior Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, Quentin Wilson, has been named the President and CEO of ALL Student Loan in Los Angeles, CA.
Revenue Website as of March 1, 2000 - e-mail and website address have changed so they have been blurred out.
Revenue Website as of March 1, 2000 - e-mail and website address have changed so they have been blurred out.
Governing.com Report
David Fletcher mentions GOVERNING.com's "The State Management Report Card for 2008" in a post today.
It is nice to see Missouri in the company of David's state, Utah, getting an A in the Information category. Utah is often one of the top states listed when it comes to Information Technology in the State space.
It is nice to see Missouri in the company of David's state, Utah, getting an A in the Information category. Utah is often one of the top states listed when it comes to Information Technology in the State space.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
E-mail retention
As e-mail rentention is a hot topic right now, one might be interested in checking out Missouri's Secretary of State website for electronic record resources and e-mail records guidelines.
The Managing E-mail Records Guidelines were approved and recommended by the State Records Commission.
I believe the membership of the Commission at that time was as shown below:
Click graphic for larger version.
An early version (May 2001) of the Managing E-mail Records Guidelines was a bit different from the version of today.
Appears it was last updated in 2005, although just glancing it doesn't appear that anything in the document has really changed, aside from the cover page.
Old cover page:
New cover page:
I believe the membership of the Commission today is shown below:
Click graphic for larger version.
The Managing E-mail Records Guidelines were approved and recommended by the State Records Commission.
I believe the membership of the Commission at that time was as shown below:
Click graphic for larger version.
An early version (May 2001) of the Managing E-mail Records Guidelines was a bit different from the version of today.
Appears it was last updated in 2005, although just glancing it doesn't appear that anything in the document has really changed, aside from the cover page.
Old cover page:
New cover page:
I believe the membership of the Commission today is shown below:
Click graphic for larger version.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Missouri Secretary of State site in Identity Theft Story
Not the kind of story you want your website to be mentioned in, or worse yet, displayed prominently.
Is town hall helping identification theives
Is your local government unwittingly helping criminals access your personal data? NBC's Lisa Myers investigates.
Is town hall helping identification theives
Is your local government unwittingly helping criminals access your personal data? NBC's Lisa Myers investigates.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
More Missouri Government Blogs
I noticed that the Missouri Department of Mental Health started a Blog back in June. They have chosen to host their blog on TypePad.
The Missouri Senate started using Blogger for their blog in March of 2006.
If the Missouri House would decide to follow suit, they will need to follow a different naming convention than the Senate as MissouriHouse.blogspot.com is already taken by someone trying to sell a house in Brookfield, Missouri for $6,400.
The Missouri State Employees' Retirement System is also on Blogger with their MOSERS Rumor Central blog.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
State of the State
Missouri's Governor gave the State of the State Address this evening. If you missed it and are interested, you can see it and the Democratic response on KRCG's site.
New Missouri Online Services
Missouri recently rolled out some updates to its Accountability Portal. One update allows you to find information about state employees pay, searching by Agency, by Employee, or by Position.
One has also been able to find a snapshot of state employees pay via the "Blue Book" from the Secretary of State's Office. It is currently in its 66th Edition and has been available via the web for some time.
The Portal also has a link to Revenue's "Who Is Not Paying" site, which allows one to search for businesses that have a revoked Missouri Sales Tax License. From the site:
Revenue has also recently released the No Returned Required site, which is "for individuals in the military who are stationed in Missouri or have a Missouri home of record and are not required to file a Missouri income tax return." By submitting their information via the website they are notifying the Missouri Department of Revenue that they are not required to file a Missouri income tax return.
The latest release by the Missouri Department of Revenue is a site that allows one to "Search for an organization or business with a current Missouri Department of Revenue Business Tax Registration". Just remember that the site is based on the information that Revenue has via the business tax registration, not necessarily by the name you think of as the business name. If you don't find a business name under business or exempt organizations, you might head back over the the Secretary of State site and do a "Search for Business Entity...", as it is possible a business might have a fictitious name registered. If you find the business you were looking for here, then you might check under type to see if it is a fictitous registration, if so, you might follow the link and look in the filed documents where you might actually find the name that they have used for business tax registration.
One has also been able to find a snapshot of state employees pay via the "Blue Book" from the Secretary of State's Office. It is currently in its 66th Edition and has been available via the web for some time.
The Portal also has a link to Revenue's "Who Is Not Paying" site, which allows one to search for businesses that have a revoked Missouri Sales Tax License. From the site:
A business may have its sales tax license revoked for failure to remit sales tax collected from its customers to the Department of Revenue or a business may have its sales tax license revoked for failure to remit income taxes withheld on behalf of its employees to the Department of Revenue.
Revenue has also recently released the No Returned Required site, which is "for individuals in the military who are stationed in Missouri or have a Missouri home of record and are not required to file a Missouri income tax return." By submitting their information via the website they are notifying the Missouri Department of Revenue that they are not required to file a Missouri income tax return.
The latest release by the Missouri Department of Revenue is a site that allows one to "Search for an organization or business with a current Missouri Department of Revenue Business Tax Registration". Just remember that the site is based on the information that Revenue has via the business tax registration, not necessarily by the name you think of as the business name. If you don't find a business name under business or exempt organizations, you might head back over the the Secretary of State site and do a "Search for Business Entity...", as it is possible a business might have a fictitious name registered. If you find the business you were looking for here, then you might check under type to see if it is a fictitous registration, if so, you might follow the link and look in the filed documents where you might actually find the name that they have used for business tax registration.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Poll Results in Favor of State Government Participating in Social Media Sites
Finally getting the poll taken off the side.
My poll on Social Media in State Government only had 7 respondents. The question was:
Do you think State Government should participate in social media sites (wikis, blogs, video sharing, etc..)?
The possible responses were:
Yes, definitely and open to all employees.
Yes, but only if limited to public information officers and/or designated web personnel.
Yes, and even though it removes some of the socialization, only if the technology is used within the government webspace.
No, I see no reason for it.
No, I think there would be too many risk and liabilities.
The results were that 71% were in favor of State Government participatin in social media sites and having it open to all employees.
My poll on Social Media in State Government only had 7 respondents. The question was:
Do you think State Government should participate in social media sites (wikis, blogs, video sharing, etc..)?
The possible responses were:
Yes, definitely and open to all employees.
Yes, but only if limited to public information officers and/or designated web personnel.
Yes, and even though it removes some of the socialization, only if the technology is used within the government webspace.
No, I see no reason for it.
No, I think there would be too many risk and liabilities.
The results were that 71% were in favor of State Government participatin in social media sites and having it open to all employees.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
A Couple of More Missouri Agriculture Blogs
On AgriMissouri Showcase you'll find recipes using Missouri products.
The other one is the Missouri Organic InternActive, which looks as though it is just getting started.
The other one is the Missouri Organic InternActive, which looks as though it is just getting started.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Social Media in Government
Social Media seems to be a topic raising itself at the State level. Some see the possibilities of social interaction with the public, while others only see the whole thing as one big security concern.
I think for a while things will stay a bit status quo. In some respects, don't ask, don't tell. Even if there would be a direct policy forbidding it, it will happen. With today's technology there really is no stopping it unless you have everyone leave their cell phone/mobile device at the door everyday and limit any connectivity outside of the work place. Although that would only keep it from happening during work hours. We are social animals and people will blog or participate in the Social Media environment after work if they have to. Some post anonymously, and some throw there thoughts out there for anyone to see.
So, what are your thoughts on social media in government?
I noticed a couple of blogs today that I had not seen before. They are the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture and A Look at Missouri Farmers' Markets. I need to take a look at the agencies site to see if they are agency endorsed sites, or if they are Lane's personal sites, simply sharing knowledge about the agency. As her profile name is Missouri Department of Agriculture, one would hope they are sanctioned sites.
Going along with this topic I have added a poll on the site about social media in state government, which will end on 11/30/07. Feel free to participate.
Quick Update: I have not looked extensively, but with a quick glance I did find a link to the "A Look at Missouri Farmers' Markets" blog on the Farmers' Market Directory (where Lane is listed as a contact), which is linked to from the Missouri Department of Agriculture site, but falls under the Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board (AgEBB), which is on a University of Missouri server.
I think for a while things will stay a bit status quo. In some respects, don't ask, don't tell. Even if there would be a direct policy forbidding it, it will happen. With today's technology there really is no stopping it unless you have everyone leave their cell phone/mobile device at the door everyday and limit any connectivity outside of the work place. Although that would only keep it from happening during work hours. We are social animals and people will blog or participate in the Social Media environment after work if they have to. Some post anonymously, and some throw there thoughts out there for anyone to see.
So, what are your thoughts on social media in government?
I noticed a couple of blogs today that I had not seen before. They are the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture and A Look at Missouri Farmers' Markets. I need to take a look at the agencies site to see if they are agency endorsed sites, or if they are Lane's personal sites, simply sharing knowledge about the agency. As her profile name is Missouri Department of Agriculture, one would hope they are sanctioned sites.
Going along with this topic I have added a poll on the site about social media in state government, which will end on 11/30/07. Feel free to participate.
Quick Update: I have not looked extensively, but with a quick glance I did find a link to the "A Look at Missouri Farmers' Markets" blog on the Farmers' Market Directory (where Lane is listed as a contact), which is linked to from the Missouri Department of Agriculture site, but falls under the Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board (AgEBB), which is on a University of Missouri server.
Monday, July 30, 2007
State and Federal E-Government in the United States, 2007
Brown University's 7th annual report on State and Federal E-Government in the United States, 2007 is available.
I was sad to see Missouri (http://www.mo.gov) drop from 20th to 22nd.
Some of the sites like the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Missouri Department of Revenue, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and the Missouri Department of Social Services are a few of the more frequented sites in the Missouri state government webspace.
It might be interesting to see the raw data for the study, which one can purchase here.
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