Evolving Data.gov with You Strategic Intent

1. Embed a workflow function that provides capability to indicate releasability reviews for required categories within the DMS.

As more information is released the need for standardized reviews and assurance that critical reviews have been performed will become more important. While different agencies may have internal protocols for release the requirement for review prior to release is common. Multiple agencies... more »

This relates to data.gov in a tangential fashion - however perhaps either the data or the dashboard could reside within Data.gov:

The idea here, toward government transparency, is to develop a simple, common format for reporting FOIA requests, with a historic and status context, e.g. number of new requests opened in a given month, number of existing closed in a given month, number of requests outstanding broken out by... more »

Please consider:

1) Allowing people to comment on any given comments for a certain idea.

2) Analyze the ideas to show interdepencies and relationships between them.including comments.

3)Just counting number of votes for an idea is not usefull, and may be interpreted differently by different realities.

4)provide a structural meaningful for all inputs received and initiate dialogues to discuss.

Sort datasets and tools by rating and number of ratings not just ratings.

create a 'google' style search engine. Streamline the govt form data concepts all the way down to forms, all into preceptive categories that allow users to search using any term they can conceive of while trying to look for an agency, form or data.... from the data at CDC to the latest on the oil spill int he Gulf to how to fill out your govt job app and apply for benefits. google.gov!

We need to have all of the IT leaders in the country trained and cognizant of the information security challenges that face our businesses, our intellectual property and our infrastucture. As technology continues to evolve over the coming months and years, portions of the IT infrastructure are falling behind. Let's create a strategic training program and bundle a toolset to make infosec an issue that gets the attention... more »

The Data.gov CONOPS provides a great deal of information regarding the governance and advisory support made available by “POCs” and “Data Stewards” and other roles engaged in populating and supporting data on the site. The CONOPS also describes how Personally-Identifiable Information (PII) is protected, both for submitters and those engaged in the governance process. As well, some existing community forums are referenced... more »