I recently read an article in INC. Magazine titled 9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People, by Jeff Haden, and was struck by several of his key points. In the article, which is well worth your reading, he points out a number of beliefs that will certainly set your ego-based brain thinking. A little reflection onRead… Read more »
Here are today’s top technology stories. AdaptiveMobile has recently tested the iPhone and found a serious SMS flaw – as more reports of mobile exploits are released, it seems that SMS to be a serious flaw across the board. Both Android and iOS have been hit hard by SMS weaknesses. Via InformationWeek, more here. BitcoinRead… Read more »
The following is a piece I wrote for Public CIO. It is reposted here with their permission. I would appreciate your thoughts on this topic. How do you think public CIO’s should define Big Data? -bg Enterprise IT professionals, including public CIOs, have long recognized the power of data, and the exciting new sense-making capabilitiesRead… Read more »
One of the new Presidential Innovation Fellows project is Project MyGov: Reimagining the relationship between the federal government and its citizens through an online footprint developed not just for the people, but also by the people. myGov will rapidly prototype a streamlined and intuitive system for presenting information and accepting feedback around the needs ofRead… Read more »
This week there is a lot exciting news surrounding government technology. Yesterday, Todd Park and Steven VanRoekel announced the Presidential Innovation Fellows, and also announced a BYOD tool kit for government agencies. The report is an important step to wider adoption of bring-your-own-device policies in government, and empowers leaders in government to explore if BYODRead… Read more »
What would society look like if we felt about government the way we feel about our iPhones? I had the opportunity to speak to some of the top user experience designers in the world earlier this week, at Adaptive Path’s renowned UXWeek, here in San Francisco. It was an intimidating task, sandwiched between Jensen Harris,Read… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security’s fingerprint database for foreigners entering the United States has 825,000 records associated with multiple individuals, most of which are due to data entry errors but also false identities. More here. The federal government released its “Bring Your Own Device” toolkit forRead… Read more »
There are functionaries who exist to hold a position. There are leaders who work to fulfill a vision. As a team matures, the difficult will be done immediately, the impossible may take a little longer. What happens when you overrun your vision? How do you recover? What causes overrunning your vision? Not succeeding? I wishRead… Read more »
I’m starting to look at youth councils with a local authority, particularly in terms of how digital can improve levels of participation. I’ve got some ideas, admittedly not youth council-centric, but rather taking stuff I’ve learned from other online engagement projects and hoping it will fit. So I’m Googling away like mad, looking up differentRead… Read more »
This is the second post on social security. Today, we’ll explore if the program will exist down the road. (Spoiler Alert) We will have social security until 2033, even if Congress does absolutely nothing. (Quite frankly, it seems quite plausible that nothing will be done for 21 years). While it’s difficult to project exactly whenRead… Read more »