This week is Public Service Recognition Week and Who is the IG? can’t think of a better time to kick off our presence on Govloop. The purpose of Who is the IG? is to educate the public about Inspectors General and their mission to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity in government programs. Public servants haveRead… Read more »
This is a great article on Government M2M Solutions – * Let’s start a conversation…..Is your organization currently using or looking into leveraging M2M Solutions to solve business challenges? * If so…what is the problem you are trying to solve and what kind of M2M technology are you using to solve it? * What doRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE May 10, 2012 by Ron Manderscheid, Exec Dir, NACBHDD 0 Comments Share on facebookShare on linkedinShare on twitterShare on google | More Sharing ServicesShare | Print Accidental deaths from drug overdosing now exceed those from automobile crashes This week, I had the privilege to participate in the Ohio 2012 Opiate Summit: Miles TraveledRead… Read more »
On today’s program for Thursday May 10th, 2012 How to succeed in government leadership — and yes, that includes political leadership. We’ll talk to Paul Lawrence, one of the authors of the new book, Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government. Big data — it’s the latest buzz word floating around government. ButRead… Read more »
Ruby on Rails has quickly become the default web app development framework among the “hacker” and startup community since first releasing in 2004. Why? Because Rails was designed from the ground-up with programmer productivity in mind. It uses a variant of the Model/View/Controller architecture pattern to organize application programming. In addition to the MVC-based arch,Read… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate is struggling with matching first responder needs and budget cuts. More here. Senator John McCain once again pushes for a greater role for the Department of Defense in cybersecurity and asks for Gen. Kieth Alexander of CyberRead… Read more »
The short answer is, yes – security clearance investigations take into account something called the “whole-person” concept. So mistakes in the past – be it serious debt, or even a felony offense – will be considered in light of the person you are today, and the circumstances behind the conduct. So, if you’re a governmentRead… Read more »
Local governments are trying to engage the public more. One of the fastest and easiest ways to do that is through social media platforms. Think Facebook and Twitter. But some local governments are quicker and more efficient at adopting these new tools than others. Karen Mossberger is the Professor and Head at the Public AdministrationRead… Read more »
Ok, I admit it, I bought an iPad. iPad – also an excuse to show a photo of my dog, Wyn It’s a third generation, or “new iPad”, as Apple insist on referring to it. I was one of the many thousands world-wide who bought the latest shiny thing, the first day it was available:Read… Read more »
There is little doubt that new technology is helping make some adults more productive — while killing the productivity of others. But could teaching children to use technology such as iPads starting as young as Kindergarten help them develop into productive tech users, or will it create a life of technology addiction? An elementary schoolRead… Read more »