Examples
I am working on an e-Government workshop for the University of Illinois at Chicago. I would like to feature examples of smaller communities that have converted to the cloud. Can you point me to any?
Yearly Archives: 2010
7 questions to reflect on before hiring a college intern for social media
Originally posted to the ChatterBachs blog: 7 questions to reflect on before hiring a college intern for social media Wait! Don’t hire that college intern for your social media needs… not just yet, at least. First: Stop, and reflect on the following questions: What do I know about their use of social media? Sure, theyRead… Read more »
DreamWork’s “Megamind” Uses HP Technology
This weekend I saw DreamWork’s latest film, “Megamind.” This extremely funny movie contains an all-star cast including Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Tina Fey. Today, I stumbled up some interesting information about this film. DreamWorks Animation released “Megamind” in 3-D CG after migrating to HP Networking solutions. After their testing of HP’s A-series core dataRead… Read more »
Getting Stuck in Clueless
We’ve all been “clueless” at some point in our life, the place where you “don’t know what you don’t know.” When you first became a leader, you were probably clueless about a lot of stuff. But not for long, I’m sure. Organizations may tolerant poor performance from some folks but they don’t let it goRead… Read more »
If you plan to launch a Government website in 2011 – You should attend…
Drupal continues to gain considerable momentum for large scale .GOV, .MIL and .ORG websites over the past 12 months with high profile launches such as Whitehouse.Gov, Commerce.Gov, Ed.Gov, Restorethegulf.gov – and many others that are not necessarily public knowledge yet. Come learn this Thursday at the Ritz Carlton in Washington how other business leaders areRead… Read more »
Open Gov West Recap: Change, Connect, Contribute
This week I took some time off and headed out to Victoria British Columbia so I could be a part of Open Gov West BC. It was an absolutely amazing experience I had the privilege of sharing the opening keynote with friend Walter Schwabe. Walter and I have an excellent rapport and wanted to shakeRead… Read more »
Too soon old: Age discrimination realities
Age discrimination is illegal but we all know many companies prefer to hire young. If you’re over 40 — yes 40! — and looking for a job you will benefit from the tips Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net HR Strategist, provides in this video. What are a company’s concerns about hiring older workers? How do you strategizeRead… Read more »
Overspending through the tax code
Our current budget process already makes it way too easy for lawmakers to overspend via the tax code. Unlike discretionary spending, most tax code spending programs (or “tax expenditures”) are permanent, unlimited in size, immune from the appropriations process, and ignored during the government’s own performance reviews. Rep. Boehner’s (R-OH) proposal to replace PAYGO withRead… Read more »
The Technology and the Fear – How to Move Forward with Document Management When Technology is Always Moving
I remember when I settled on my document management software choice. The happiness I felt in finding a solution that could solve our problems was replaced by fear. It was the biggest single investment in technology that my agency had ever made and the decision was left up to me. What if I picked theRead… Read more »
Two Approaches to Treating Frequent International Flyers at Homeland Security
The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating story on November 4, 2010 about the success of the US Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry program in helping international frequent flyers speed their way through checkpoints at Dulles and 19 other busy airports. The program costs $100 and requires participants to provide a background check andRead… Read more »