We have good news! EchoDitto is now a GSA-approved federal contractor in the United States. What does this mean? EchoDitto now flies black helicopters in Iraq? In layman’s, non-governmentalese, being on the GSA schedule means that we are now eligible to work with the federal government — agencies, departments, and all governmental entities. This isRead… Read more »
Based on work with a variety of organizational and corporate clients, Part I outlined three necessary transition stress interventions for engaging an angry and anxious audience caught in a rough and rocky reorganizational sea change. (Email [email protected] if you missed Part I.) The foundational interventions were: 1) “Bring Your Inner Clint Eastwood,” 2) “Warm UpRead… Read more »
Hey govies want to win an ipad? Well your e-mail gets you chance to win one from FEDS (Federal Employee Defense Services). Just fill out the following form and you’ll be entered to win: Favorite
money.cnn.com reports: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a proposed new framework for protecting consumers’ privacy online. The plan centers around a “Privacy Bill of Rights” that would encourage better transparency about data collection online, according to the Commerce Department’s report on its policy recommendations. It would promote “informed consent” forRead… Read more »
Yesterday I was on a little field trip in in Vicksburg, Mississippi, invited by DHS Science & Technology’s Army Corp of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to witness the demonstration of their final levee plug prototype. To arm you with some random US trivia over the holidays, there are over 100,000 miles ofRead… Read more »
Note: “advance” as in the title of this blog post is Seth Godin’s preferential word for what we normally refer to as “retreat” or in-person gathering with a mission (he thinks retreat is too negative; I agree). Online Communities are strengthened by simultaneous offline community gatherings. But importantly, not all offline community gatherings, or “retreatsadvances”Read… Read more »
e-CODEX, a new European legal information systems interoperability project, apparently coordinated by the European Commission Directorate-General Justice, has been described on a new Website. e-CODEX appears to be intended to “support the further development of the European e-Justice portal,” and to carry out interoperability goals expressed in “The Council Action Plan on European e-Justice,” andRead… Read more »
I’ve been trying trying to play around with a graphic to show the difference between the wikileaks driven cablegate and the pentagon papers (ah to live in an era before the suffix gate appeared everywhere). Here is the best I’ve got so far – would love to hear others suggestions or their own versions. ThereRead… Read more »
A very detailed and relevant piece by the Spend Matters folks: Ariba StartSourcing and StartContracts, two new configurations of popular Ariba products and the illusion of their introductory pricing. And for the procurement market no less…
I am currently a student at The Maxwell School at Syracuse University working towards my Masters in Public Administration. I use this blog to write about my experiences at Maxwell, especially related to social media use in the public sector. You can follow me on Twitter: @pjfiorenza and please feel free to leave some comments!Read… Read more »