How the Cloud, Government and Industry Leaders Can Foster Open Government

As I reflect back on FedScoop’s 2010 conferences, including the Cloud Computing Shoot Out in December, I am reminded of its overarching purpose— to exchange best practices and identify ways to collaborate among government and industry leaders in the achievement of common goals.

To do this, government and industry partners must work together in a transparent and collaborative manner, in a similar way that the Open Government Directive requires federal agencies to interact with citizens. In this spirit, I am sharing some information that I hope will be enlightening...