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Yearly Archives: 2013
Alternative Tools for Creative Problems
I was thinking the other day about how I’ve really, over time, changed the way that I develop the different things that I’m trying to communicate. Whether it’s through the web, in a presentation, report, or whatever it is, I’ve developed specific tools for specific things. So I thought I’d share a little bit ofRead… Read more »
NOAA Calls Off Furloughs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will not furlough any of its 12,000 employees after the Commerce Department reached an agreement late Friday night for additional budget flexibility, acting NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan wrote in a memo obtained by SpaceNews.com. Sullivan wrote the agency would have had to furlough some workers for up to 10Read… Read more »
Please help us understand your views of the new multi-platform world
By Bob Gourley Dear readers, You are savvy technology executives, decision-makers, leaders and users and you know better than others the nuances and complexities and promise of the multi-platform world we find ourselves in today. So we have a favor to ask. This favor will only take a moment, but will result in data weRead… Read more »
Regulating Risk
As some may have already read elsewhere, Tim Samaras, along with his son Paul Samaras and colleague Carl Young, were among the at least 13 confirmed fatalities of an EF-3 Tornado that struck El Reno, OK on Friday, May 31st. Tim was a well-respected member of the storm chasing community lauded for his outreach effortsRead… Read more »
A New Scandal Brewing at IRS – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Last March the Office of Management and Budget unveiled PortfolioStat. The goal was simple, help agencies save time, money and resources by giving them a tool to asses their portfolio management process. We talk to OMB’s Andrew McMahon about how PortfolioStat is going one year later. The SEVEN stories that impactRead… Read more »
Know your company
Know Your Company, from 37 Signals, is a really interesting looking idea. As with all their products, from Basecamp to Highrise, it has resulted from scratching their own itch – in other words, solving a problem they had. 37 Signals CEO Jason Fried says that Know Your Company aims to meet the following outcomes: EveryRead… Read more »
Six Questions to Spark Citizen Engagement
Sometimes citizens don’t need a push before they jump into engagement. Sometimes they take matters into their own hands and organize to promote their cause. The key is for government to be right there next to them saying, “It’s ok. You can do this.” Admittedly, this balancing act can be tough to master but theRead… Read more »
Hunger Strike with A.J O’Connell, Creswell City Councilor
Creswell city councilor A.J O’Connell is one week into his two-week attempt to live on a food stamp budget. His attempt was brought to our attention by this LaneToday article: City Councilor To Live On Food Stamp Budget For Two Weeks. We thought we better check up on him before the hunger pains and lackRead… Read more »
Federal Opportunity Alert: BI & Reporting Needs at OMB & GSA
by Chris Wiedemann, Analyst If you’ve been following the progress of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), you might have seen a recent GAO report that contained some mixed messages about the program’s progress. First, the good news: according to the report, agencies have already closed around 420 data centers, with another 968 plannedRead… Read more »