Alexander B. Howard is the Government 2.0 Correspondent for 
O’Reilly Media. Before joining O’Reilly, Howard was the associate
 editor of SearchCompliance.com 
at TechTarget. His work there
 focused on how regulations affect IT operations, including issues of 
data protection, privacy, security and enterprise IT strategy. 
Howard’s previous work experience includes working in operations for 
an e-business consultancy, as a
 knowledge broker for a management 
consulting firm, as an apprentice to a master home builder and, very briefly, as a garde manger at an outstanding Italian
 restaurant.