Market Connections and AOL Government Study Shows that Feds See Great Potential in Mobility but Warn of Inadequate Investment

Market Connections and AOL Government just released a report that shows how federal managers see a significant potential for mobile technologies to improve productivity and saving taxpayer dollars. However, respondents to the study expressed concerns that current investments are inadequate to achieve much of that potential. The findings were based on an extensive survey commissionedRead… Read more »

Al Qaeda’s Electronic Jihad, NSA Cyber Operations Classes, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: An Al Qaeda video calls for an “electronic jihad” against American computer networks. More here. The National Security Agency will set up Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations at Dakota State University, Naval Postgraduate School, Northeastern University, and University of Tulsa where cleared students canRead… Read more »

Lathe Or Dedicated Machine?

I was a master carpenter at a factory that made blasting caps. Part of my job was rigging, safely moving large, heavy things. We had many single use tools in our factory – jigs, templates, reams, crimpers, burnishing tools, but the toolmakers, the top of our heap, had lathes, great big steel beds that wouldRead… Read more »

Default Open Data: White House Launches New Digital Government Strategy

On Tuesday the Obama administration laid out their ambitious Digital Government Strategy. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and Federal CTO Todd Park unveiled the strategy at the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC that took place in New York. “It’s a roadmap to transform government to be an enablement platform. Open data will be the new default. On topRead… Read more »

Do you speak government?

I wanted to share this post with GovLoopers because it’s relevant to communicating both on behalf of — and to — government agencies. Would love to hear your thoughts: Part of being a good communicator is bridging the legitimacy gap with your audience. If you send a brochure or a blog post to an ArmyRead… Read more »

Separating Fact from Fiction on Virtual Events

People, Profits, and So What? Virtual Events: State of the Sector A panel of experts debates the latest research on virtual conferences Thursday, May 31, 2:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern time Free Educational Webinar Series from iCohere 1.25 Hour CAE credit Space is strictly limited to 200 live attendees. No vendors please. Register Now Please joinRead… Read more »

An important survey for government meeting professionals (and a dinner offer!)

Does this sound like you? • You have almost no experience with planning and implementing virtual meetings, but you’re considering offering one in the next 12 months. • You’re not particularly concerned about security issues for virtual meetings. • You know you want your training scheduled between 2-4pm Eastern. Based on the first responses toRead… Read more »

I Can Haz Cold One? DC Agency Trades Beer for Beta-Testing

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — A few years ago, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, a bar called The Taj opened. What was unusual about it was not so much the fact that it was the only bar in the eastern part of Afghanistan, but the method of payment: data. In brief, if Taj visitors had useful dataRead… Read more »

6 Pitfalls to Workforce Planning – The First Pitfall

In my previous blog, I layed out the proverbial “six” pitfalls. Today we’ll go into Pitfall No.1: Expecting HR to own Workforce Planning. Workforce planning is a strategic business effort so let’s put what that means into context. When a company is developing its business plan, where is HR in the process? When an organizationRead… Read more »

ED & Commerce Pioneer “Building a Digital Government for Customer Service” via GovLoop

Last week’s @GovLoop round table conversation on Reimagining Customer Service in Government highlighted all of the unique and [in some cases] extreme things President Obama’s Executive Order mandated our government agencies to do in the name of customer service. The catch? No $$. So Moderator and INSIDER Chris Dorobek asked: how did the @GovLoop groupRead… Read more »

Yearly Archives: 2012