Fixing Potholes is not just about government reform anymore. I have worked in the private sector for some time now, and I am happy to report that the private...

The last few years have been less than satisfying as a country. And, especially, as a truly independently minded individual. But I have found, in the debat...

It has been a long time. Much has happened in the world. Much has happened to me. It is time to bring voice back to some voiceless folks. And to fight for a ...

The problem with just trying to shake things up... I am re-reading, again, Albert Camus’ “The Rebel“.  I’m packing it with me during the next month or so of ...

Would he embrace our desired changes? Martin Luther King still drives much of our thinking. I always like to look back at what he might think about the thin...

Revolutionizing Government through Data There is a time in all things when an idea is simply too early and a time when an idea is perfectly suited to execute...

The private sector needs to stand up again. Continuing my ongoing call for the new industrial players to stand up and own growth, this post will deal with th...

Our generations charge I had a great conversation last week with one of my direct reports and our CEO.  As those of you who know me well, you understand that...

urgency needed to push a technology reform agenda in Government. IDC recently released a study that resulted in interesting coverage from GigaOm.  They found...

We must think about progress in deploying new infrastructure It almost seems like piling on to attack the NY Times assessment of datacenters and their impact...

World's largest untapped resource to growth lies right in front of us. I often start my speeches, in every corner of the globe, with a video from The Girl Ef...

Municipal and Provincial leadership in China is ready to help make government the strategic lever for policy reforms that the world seeks. I keynoted an even...

As a Democrat I certainly love that my party has included technology in the public sector as part of the solution to the ills that face our civics.  It is vi...

The ongoing war (OK, skirmish) between London and Berlin on which city will be the tech hub of Europe has been rekindled due to the Government’s investment i...

Queensland in Australia is struggling amidst an unsustainable government technology posture.  It developed over decades.  It must end now.  The problem is hi...

“The Greater Fool is someone with the perfect blend of self-delusion and ego to think that he can succeed where others have failed. This whole country was ma...

I consider Martin Luther King a personal hero of mine.  As a child I didn’t always have the guidance I thought I needed, but luckily had a public library ava...

I have long believed in bridges. No, not just to get me across lake Washington, but to shoot the gaps. A long time ago, in law school, I had the honor of bei...

In my career I have known some amazing public sector CIOs. As I return to a leadership position in global public sector at Salesforce, I want to pay things f...