Rep. Honda Asks For Web Site Input
Rep. Michael Honda, D-Calif, vice-chair of the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee, is giving his constituents the opportunity to redesign his congressional Web site -- and he is using Web surveys and micro-blogging application Twitter to collect ideas. Despite the plans for a new look, Honda's current site has been recognized for its solid design by the Congressional Management Foundation. His office said the purpose of the redesign "is to move America closer to Government 2.0, where the public's ability to access and provide advice to members of Congress is enhanced by new technology and new online participation." Honda has promoted legislation to make data from Congress, the Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office available to the public. See related Tech Daily Dose posts here and here.
Also in the congressional new media arena, a number of lawmakers will be answering questions regarding their own user experiences with new technology such as Facebook and Twitter on April 21 as part of the annual Politics Online conference put on by George Washington University. Lawmakers scheduled to attend include include Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Reps. John Culberson, R-Texas, Steve Israel, D-N.Y., Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Tim Ryan, D-Ohio. -- Winter Casey
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