“Speak, she said, as you would write: as if your words were letters of lead, graven there for all time, for which you must take the consequences.” ― Dorothy Dunnett There are plenty of articles, blogs, and comments surrounding the propriety of the chain of emails exchanged between reporter, Michael Hastings, and State Department aideRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff DISA’s technology needs can drive adoption in the DoD as a whole We covered DISA’s recently released Strategic plan for years 2013-2018 in this post here. However, part of their report includes a technology watchlist. Below we have analyzed the technologies that DISA is watching over the next 5 years. As providers toRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff The Ubislate 7Ci is here to fulfill your inexpensive tablet dreams. Here is yesterday’s top news and tech stories. Apple is using a chip to stop you from buying cheap cables – We’ve reported in the past that only Apple is selling their new lightning adapter for the next year, but now itRead… Read more »
The DorobekINSIDER has compiled a list of government and industry experts in procurement. On the panel: CJ: RFP-EZ Presidential Innovation Fellow, Clay Johnson AB: Allan Burman is President of Jefferson Solutions (Solutions), the government consulting practice of the Jefferson Consulting Group. Before joining Jefferson, Al Burman had a lengthy career in the Federal government, servingRead… Read more »
Webinar – hear the results of the Center for Digital Governments Evolution of ERP for Government Survey
The Lagos State Government, Nigeria – through the INNOVATE LAGOS project and Nollywood Workshops proudly announce the launch of the Nollywood Upgrade Project (Nollywood UP). Nollywood UP is an initiative to support sustainable growth in the Nigerian Film Industry through training, capacity building and innovation in film financing and distribution. Through Nollywood UP, the NigerianRead… Read more »
I love quotes – who doesn’t? Our thread on “Favorite Quotes” has over 500 suggestions. With 500 suggestions, I thought it was time to highlight my 8 favorite quotes about government. 1) John F. Kennedy – “Let the public service be a proud and lively career. And let every man and woman who works inRead… Read more »
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) has an important public mission. Thousands of people (many of them low-income) depend on the NFTA for bus and train transportation service. The Buffalo News has an amazing article about a recent meeting where a discussion took place about fixing a broken escalator at an NFTA subway station. TheRead… Read more »
In 2005, the video game company known as Nintendo was bleeding. At that point, Sony’s Playstation 2 had demolished Nintendo’s latest console, the GameCube, in head-to-head sales, and by the end of the year Microsoft had released the popular Xbox 360. Nintendo, which had been losing market share for a full decade by this point,Read… Read more »
This week marks the beginning of a new series of blog posts highlighting and debunking “Urban Myths” regarding GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Through the Coalition’s “Myth-Busters” conversations with acquisition leadership across the federal government, it has become clear that there are certain “Urban Myths” regarding the MAS program. That’s why we are doingRead… Read more »