Yearly Archives: 2013

Cook County Government, INXPO, Social Media Team Up for Big Data Week Success

An international digital marketing agency today rated Chicago the 5th most socially connected city during Big Data Week. Bloom Agency UK rated Cook County’s “CHGBigDataWeek” Twitter account the number one social media influencer of the event and “@ToniPreckwinkle” was rated number three in influence. Click here to read the full report During the recent BigRead… Read more »

Don’t forget to register for FOSE 2013

By Ryan Kamauff FOSE is the nation’s premier event for government technology professionals who need tools, resources, and best practices to transition to the cloud, mitigate cybersecurity threats, and achieve the goals of the DGS while managing uncertainty and the critical need to make it all happen on-time and on-budget. “The heavy impact of sequestrationRead… Read more »

Letters To A Young Scientist

Have you ever been called to give advice to someone just starting their career? Heck, have you ever considered giving yourself a career checkup? Letters To A Young Scientist by Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward O. Wilson is a delight. Twenty one “letters” (actually each is more focused than a letter, how about a greatRead… Read more »

Changing Government with Open Data

There are many exciting ways in which civic data is improving governance in towns and cities across the country. We want to invite you to check out one of the newest blog posts from our friends at the Davenport Institute highlighting a new project using open data called Data-Smart City Solutions. You can read moreRead… Read more »

Budgeting Through a New Lens with the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB)

Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) Stay Connected: Blog, Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Website Background Check The Center for Priority Based Budgeting™ (CPBB), a Denver, Colorado-based non-profit organization established in 2010, provides technical and advisory services to assist local governments, school districts and other non-profit agencies achieve Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority BasedRead… Read more »

Important Considerations For An Organizational Restructuring

An organization restructuring will create substantial impacts that can extend throughout the organization and also with external relationships. It should be evaluated with great care. When you consider a restructuring apply these factors: Establish and document the reorganization’s objectives Where the organization will be in 2-5 years. Alignment of current positions with organization strategy. ShouldRead… Read more »

Navy’s Information Dominance Industry Day at the TASC Heritage Conference Center in Chantilly, VA – 8 May

By ChrisScott On 8 May 2013 over 400 lucky defense contractors were treated to a sold-out full agenda from the Navy as they briefed their Information Dominance programs. This is the fourth year that Navy has done this and it is an outstanding forum! All the senior IT Navy leadership arrived early, mingled with theRead… Read more »

Gov Meetings Go Virtual — Already know the answers? Let’s find out.

Greetings, Here are 5 of the questions that we will cover in the Gov Meetings Go Virtual six week online training course starting May 21. The purpose of this groundbreaking, GSA approved course is to equip you with the tools you need to run successful webinars and hybrid/virtual meetings for the government agency(ies) you serveRead… Read more »

Link roundup

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: How we used email as a customer support system at mySociety Ten propositions about digital technology later in life Reflections on WebSci13 John Carey on the Internet Time for revolution rather than evolution? Capsule, The Developer’s Code Journal Scripting News: The Fargo-WordPress connection. Simple Map MakingRead… Read more »

A Weekend with Facebook Home

By Kimberly Kelly Facebook has grown from a small collegiate only social network site to a public one with an astounding 1.1 billion users today. Facebook has cornered the social media market, for the most part, and it doesn’t look like they are stopping there. We are now a part the internet age a whereRead… Read more »