Month: July 2009

Governing and Social Networking

The Washington Times features an article on an interesting social networking website for government workers called GovLoop. The site was founded a year ago by Steve Ressler, 28, an information-technology specialist at the Department of Homeland Security. Already, more than 14,000 people have joined, creating nearly 500 subcommunities and more than 1,000 discussion forums. Brainstorming […]

The Ethics of Mortgage Deals for Members

Politico has the latest on Senators Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad and their Countrywide mortgages. According to an Associated Press report late Monday, Robert Feinberg, who worked in the Countrywide’s “VIP” section, informed congressional investigators last month that both senators were told “who you know is basically how you’re coming in here.”