Are you a local Washington, D.C. metro area Master’s level student looking to become a “Govie” with the Federal Government? We have a full time, paid, development program for students who want to rotate in our different areas of HR at the NIH. Do you want to take your career to the next level andRead… Read more »
I recall with fond memories my earliest days of government service in the U.S. Navy. I had a sense that I was doing something special. I was young and idealistic. At the end of my tour, despite some bumps along the way, I left happy and interested in continuing my service to my country. IRead… Read more »
Every friday here on the DorobekINSIDER we try and take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Today we are talking about making better decisions by using statistical models. Jeff Grover is the author of the book Strategic Economic Decision Making. He told Chris Dorobek that using stats in your decision making processRead… Read more »
Lloyd McCoy Jr., Senior Analyst As you’ve heard from Mohamad’s blog post, the FY14 budget calls for the Department of Defense (DoD) to spend approximately $5 billion for cyberspace operations, up 20% from FY12. In an era of declining budgets and workforce cuts, there is bipartisan support for more cybersecurity spending which is good newsRead… Read more »
Interview: Innovation is the Magic Word Read Below or Download PDF If the 21st century (so far) had to be categorized by a word it would have to be “innovation”. It is a word that brings to mind the great advancements in technology, human to human interactions, human to computer interaction and more. The wayRead… Read more »
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. hōrd iPhone app aims to revolutionize contract visibility – “ hōrd gives users access to real-time contract activity, including the ability to follow new listings by agency, specific contracting officers and private-sector contract history and activity.” This data comes from FedBizOpps and USAspending.gov. ThisRead… Read more »
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. hōrd iPhone app aims to revolutionize contract visibility – “ hōrd gives users access to real-time contract activity, including the ability to follow new listings by agency, specific contracting officers and private-sector contract history and activity.” This data comes from FedBizOpps and USAspending.gov. ThisRead… Read more »
This week I’ve been in Melbourne for two conferences, the LGPro’s Resourcing and Valuing Social Media, and the eGovernment Summit (part of the eCommerce Expo). Below I’ve included the Storify records for both conferences as well as my presentation at the eGovernment Summit, on the progress of open government in Australia. Storify for LG Pro’sRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week: Success! On HowTo.Gov, Ori Hoffer asks “What Does Social Media Success Look Like?” His answer includes a chart! Joesph Marks reports that GAO thinks the IRS could be more successful with its Web site. HHS CTO Bryan Sivak explains how to write a successful proposal for HHSignite. More successful security throughRead… Read more »
I’m speaking at the eGovernment Summit today on how Australia is performing in the open government stakes, and what are the benefits of openness to government. As a reference I reviewed the 2012 Open Budget Survey (infographic right), released in January this year, which provides valuable insights into why openness in budgeting is important andRead… Read more »