Steve O'Keeffe

43 points

Steve O'Keeffe is the founder of MeriTalk – www.meritalk.com – the government IT network. MeriTalk is an online community that hosts professional networking, thought leadership, and focused events to drive the government IT dialogue. A 20-year veteran of the government IT community, O'Keeffe has worked in government and industry. In addition to MeriTalk, he founded Telework Exchange, GovMark Council, and O’Keeffe & Company.

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Open government dead - pass the beer nuts...

The date on the tombstone - September 15. Open gov that was shouted from the rooftops on Obama’s first day died last week with barely a whisper - far from the headlines. The…

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steveokeeffe

22 Sep 2011

Open government dead - pass the beer nuts...

Thanks for your questions. Agree private sector's not always right. Try ground sourcing data from dashboard -- you'll quickly see the issues. My argument is not against the concept of open gov -- it's about the outcomes we are delivering under the current models.