Usability of the G7 Open Government Data Portals and Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned from Discount Usability Engineering for the Federal Government

This case study presents lessons learned from usability engineering in a federal government setting. Technical communicators are becoming increasingly involved in usability issues but may face difficulties in addressing them. For example, producing web communications for the federal government presents special challenges, such as time and financial restraints, legal requirements, technical cons...

Data Mining Lessons Learned in the Federal Government

• Defense Medical Logistics Support System Data Warehouse Program • Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Financial and Accounting Service (DFAS) “Operation Mongoose” • DoD Computerized Executive Information System (CEIS) • Department of Homeland Security’s Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Semantic Enhancement (ADVISE) Program • Department of Transportation (DOT) Executive Rep...

Open Source Community Portals for E-government

The value of the Internet as a flexible tool for the posting and exchange of information is expressed in the potential it has for governance, commerce, and social interaction. The Internet is symbolic of the digital revolution of the 20th century that changed the packaging and dissemination of electronic information. In politics, the potential of the Internet is perceived to be in e-government....

Usability: Lessons Learned ... and Yet to Be Learned

Encoding Lexicographic Data in Ontolex: Lessons Learned and Open Questions

We describe experiments done in using the lemon model for encoding lexicographic data we got from different sources with distinct coverages. Our focus is on delivering statements on lessons learned and on questions that still should be discussed in the lemon community, as a possible input for forthcoming versions of the model.