Stepping inside the MLW Exhibit Hall: At the Opening Reception: Wendy Hill staffs the DTIC table at the MLW Exhibits: Kara Owens, LexisNexis DoD and IC Account Manager, and Adam Dietz, Senior Govermment Consultant, staff the LexisNexis table: Original post
Back in September, when the United States released its U.S. Open Government National Action Plan (PDF), I listed the initiatives it contains in the area of public participation: Open Government Partnership: Public Participation in the US National Plan One item I found particularly appealing. Under ”New initiatives”, the plan states that the U.S. will: DevelopRead… Read more »
Reader Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts about online public comment forums (OPCFs) – that are becoming increasingly prevalent across the country. Other articles in the series discuss best practices for implementing and leveraging OPCFs. The author, Michael Alvarez Cohen, is a co-founder of Peak Democracy Inc — a companyRead… Read more »
Over 1 million served? According to mobile analytics firm Mobilewalla — Apple, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 have collectively hit 991,524 apps available in their stores, with the major 1 million app milestone set to be reached within the next week. This is a significant milestone considering the modern mobile app ecosystem really onlyRead… Read more »
Even when the inevitable stares us in the face, our natural inclination is to want things to stay the same. It is safe. We understand the rules and in the routine we find security. Nothing conjures up a sense of stability, reliability, and community more than the US Postal Service. And nothing is more inRead… Read more »
Editor’s note: This is an official release from US Cyber Command reposted here for your information. Approximately 300 attend week-long training By Col. Rivers Johnson U.S. Cyber Command Public Affairs Officer The U.S. Cyber Command, whose mission is to operate and defend the Department of Defense networks, recently conducted its first major tactical cyber exerciseRead… Read more »
Android exploits present a problem for enterprise and Gov’t adoption of Android Android is a great mobile computing platform. It’s extensible, fairly easy-to-use (considering its plethora of features), has a great application store with hundreds of thousands of applications, and connects back with everything in Google so that all of Google’s information and services areRead… Read more »
In this busy holiday season many are looking to simplify their lives and give more meaningful gifts. With many of us pitching in to buy retirement gifts for our fellow govies who are taking early out offers and the continued salary freeze for government salaries, our gift-giving budgets are tight. So if you are lookingRead… Read more »
I’m here in Norfolk, Virginia for the 2011 Military Libraries Workshop. This is the 55th Military Libraries Workshop and the theme is “Riding the Information Wave”. This year’s events include a DTIC boot camp; Veterans History Project workshop and presentation, offsite at the MacArthur Museum and Archives; and presentations on information overload, managing your library’sRead… Read more »
In a refreshingly provocative article in this month’s Harvard Business Review, celebrated business writer Gary Hamel describes the condition of management in most large organizations (costly and inefficient) and how one company did away with all their managers and still manage to run a $700 million company with revenues and profits that leave competitors inRead… Read more »