Last week I was in Ottawa giving a talk at the Department of Foreign Affairs talking about how technology, new media and open innovation will impact the department’s it work internally, across Ottawa and around the world. While there is lots to share, here are three ideas I’ve been stewing on: Keep more citizens safeRead… Read more »
Please see the attached articles. They should be of interest: http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2011/11/04/improving-government-performance-part-one.aspx “4 tips toward good communication for managers” http://fcw.com/articles/2011/11/03/feds-communication-skills.aspx
I’ve changed jobs and I am hiring. Looking for two employee relations specialists at the GS-11 or GS-12 level with promotion potential to GS-13. The job is open to federal status candidates. Read more in the USAJOBS announcement. The job closes November 13, 2011.
Hadoop World 2011 is upon us. Once again the community, with the consistent/polite/leading/persistent coordination of Cloudera, has built a great agenda with the right speakers and great attendees for what is now the “must attend” Big Data event. For those who are attending, I can’t wait to see you there. We are going to beRead… Read more »
Friday is Veterans Day, and President Obama gets an early start today by announcing three initiatives aimed at helping former servicemembers find jobs. It’s another move in what the White House has dubbed its “We Can’t Wait” campaign, stressing executive action as Obama criticizes Republican members of Congress for opposing his jobs package, which includesRead… Read more »
What is part of my job: Advising 9 Departments and untold sub sections on social mediaWriting guidance on social media and digital tech in our org Training 9 Departments and untold sub sections Keeping up with new tools and utilities I can help people use that are appropriate in their job ‘Being’ the Council feedRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. This is the final article in a multi-part series on justice and public safety (JPS) and homeland security (HS) state budgets. Having just wrapped up Crime Prevention Month, GovWin is offering this last piece of analysis to close the loop. In deference to brevity, background and methodology can beRead… Read more »
Those of us who like to think about city-scale innovation also like to think that it is somehow going to lead us away from our carbon-abusing ways towards a new world of sustainability. Well I’ve got some bad news: it’s not. Sorry to say it. Civic innovation and “smart city” technology is going to doRead… Read more »
Government Technology has announced the 2011 rankings from the 2011 Digital Cities Survey. The city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, Olathe, Kan., Roseville, Calif. and Eden Prairie, Minn. were identified as the top cities. The survey has been conducted for the past 11 years and ranks municipalities that best show how technology enchances public serviceRead… Read more »
ICS is the cream of the Android crop Last night, the first official Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) specs were released. It was released on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, the latest “Google” phone. The ”Google” phones get the first updates, and are continuously updated. Android 4.0 is the ‘One Android to rule them all.’ It isRead… Read more »