Reading The Fractalist, Memoir of a Scientific Maverick, Benoit Mandelbrot’s autobiography, he was continually looking for the possibility of a Kepler Moment. If I had a science teacher who understood and communicated the concept, I probably would have ended up as more of a researcher. Mandelbrot’s lifetime search for the Kepler Moment is the gameRead… Read more »
Kevin Roden serves District One on the Denton’s City Council. The belief that the citizens of Denton, Texas are our city’s greatest, yet most underutilized asset compelled me to run for City Council a little over two years ago. Convinced by Alexis de Tocqueville’s insight that “the institutions of a township are to freedom whatRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Brace for malware-fighting IE, Office patches – Microsoft is finally patching the vulnerabilities in IE this week. The weakness is in versions 6-10 of the software. 19 of the 23 patches Microsoft is rolling out today are based around patching IE.Read… Read more »
This is your opportunity to learn more about managing public safety operations from Lake Oswego Police Chief Johnson, Clackamas County Undersheriff Kirby, and Milwaukie Police Chief Jordan. Come get the inside scoop on what public safety management expects from local government leaders. When: June 20, 2013 from 12 – 1 PM. While lunch will notRead… Read more »
The Big Bang Theory is the most popular comedy on television. More than 20 million people each week sit down to watch Sheldon Cooper and his group of brainiacs search for answers to life’s most challenging puzzles. Those big brains are just what the government needs to stay on the front lines of research andRead… Read more »
In our recent guide entitled, “Innovating at the Point of Citizen Engagement: Making Every Moment Count,” I highlighted the activities of Raleigh, North Carolina, and their citizen-led, government-approved movement around innovation and open data. It’s an exceptional model of government-citizen partnership, and one that I’m trying to replicate and expand just a few miles awayRead… Read more »
Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation, Or Both; plus the importance of data in evaluation. The government is pushing evaluation, especially President Obama and the OMB. However, not many people have a clear understanding of the difference between performance measurement and program evaluation. Below, I outline the differences and discuss the importance of data. Performance Measurement: PerformanceRead… Read more »
Everyone had that teacher who would say “If you learn one thing from this class, I want it to be…” Well that’s what we’re doing with our Big Data Guide. Maybe you aren’t a Big Data expert but let’s be honest everyone is talking about it so you should probably be familiar with the nutsRead… Read more »
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One of my favorite parts of running GovLoop is that I get to meet so many public servants across all levels (federal,state, local, international), functions (IT to public works to HR), agencies (environment to budget agencies), and countries (US to Singapore to Italy). I was reflecting the other day that no matter the differences thereRead… Read more »