So if you are like me last Saturday you flipped on the TV and was taken back by the fact that there was no college football on the tube. Well OK that’s a lie there was the Army vs. Navy game (shout out to all our servicemen and women) but still the day didn’t feelRead… Read more »
Work tends to slow down around this time of year as fewer and fewer people are in the office. If you find yourself with some downtime at your work station I suggest you make some popcorn, assemble a few of your colleagues and watch this video entitled “Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work”. Who knowsRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda It is tempting to talk about “the year winding down,” and perhaps it’s natural to look outside our windows at the frozen ground under a patina of snow (as it is here in DC) and think that the next couple of weeks will be quieter, less eventful, slower. But as recent years haveRead… Read more »
As Government continues to leverage its buying power through continued fiscal pressures, one process that is not getting enough attention is the use of reverse auctions. Reverse auctions are an effective and efficient means of realizing large savings on purchases of not only commodities, but highly defined services as well. Although current initiatives exist suchRead… Read more »
and/or, with 11 deaths for each attempt that results in a death, Is there a role for ‘social networking’ in ‘suicide prevention? and, even with a mere ‘maybe’, get started? ~~~~~ For some years now I’ve occasionally posted items and excerpts online about ‘suicide prevention’. Some were based on my volunteer ‘hotline’ work in aRead… Read more »
The program has been posted for IRIS 2011: Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion, to be held 24-26 February 2011, at Universität Salzburg, in Salzburg, Austria. IRIS is one of the major eGovernment conferences in the German speaking world. Univ.-Prof. Mag. DDr. Erich Schweighofer of Universität Wien Arbeitsgruppe Rechtsinformatik is a leader of the conference organizational committee. ForRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, the open government virtuoso David Hale slapped a #publicservice hashtag on a tweet and it got me thinking about the evolution of Public Service. A considerable amount of reflection led me to the following thoughts on what Public Service 2.0 means to me: 360 Degree Collaboration: Good ideas come from everywhereRead… Read more »
Hey GovLoop, On Tuesday, September 7, we, CBP Public Affairs (where I’m a contractor), produced our first successful USTREAM live stream of Commissioner Alan Bersin’s speech from the Global Supply Chain Security Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We broadcasted this live stream on http://OurBorder.Ning.com. You can watch and archive of his speech here.Read… Read more »
There is a lot of emotion around the entire Wikileaks issue at the moment. So before continuing I want to make it clear that none of what I have written here is a swipe at our American colleagues. Rather, my view is that all of us – public servants and citizens need to face upRead… Read more »
A few months ago, we teamed up with the folks at Socrata to ask GovLoopers “What’s the State of Open Data?” Well…the results are in…check it out below – key take aways for me – people like Open Data and helps get politicians elected, it is often unfunded, and citizens have not been made awareRead… Read more »