Useful Government Blogging

Not all government blogging is a good thing. It's great to be transparent, and it's great to push information out to the public, but having a blog doesn't mean that you're doing those things. If you write an agency blog in legalese, you aren't doing the average reader a major favor.

But I thought this latest post from TSA's Evolution of Security blog, which walks the reader through a day in the life of a transportation security inspector, was useful. Airport security is annoying. I travel a fair amount, so I'm used to it, but taking off my ballet flats to get scanned gets a little old after a while. So explaining what TSA employees do and why they do it makes it feel that there's some rhyme and reason to the inconvenience, and also is a good reminder that those employees get frustrated by regulations and requirements too.