There are many challenges to using the competitive procurement process to purchase IT solutions for government. The dilemma is more than just large and cumbersome RFP package production, long software demos and lengthy review and contracting. Government has reduced funding for investments and can no longer afford to get it wrong – especially for coreRead… Read more »
Our recent blog post about accountability had some good discussions on the GS-1102 LinkedIn group (closed group) about who actually is responsible for accountability. Should it rest squarely on government? What responsibility does the contractor have when the government is asleep at the switch? A recent issue seems to have blurred that line, prompting theRead… Read more »
The High Five Laws against driving and cellphone use aren’t working, study finds – A Transportation Dept. survey finds that despite legal bans in 39 states, 660,000 drivers nationwide are preoccupied with their cellphones at any time. A Building Not Just Green, but Practically Self-Sustaining – When an office building here that bills itself asRead… Read more »
Do you use an outliner? Have you even heard of them? An outline is a load of text, organised into a hierarchy. It looks like a bulleted list, with content at various levels, but proper ones do a bit more than that. You can use Microsoft Word to make an outline, but dedicated tools areRead… Read more »
NEW on the #OGP blog | Civil Society Coordinator Newsletter for March 2013. http://blog.opengovpartnership.org/2013/04/civil-society-n (…) … #opengov #civilsociety Consultation now open to gather views on @opengovpart UK action plan – have your say here: http://ow.ly/jHkHT #opengov What’s next for the Open Government Partnership in Europe? http://blog.collaboratory.de/2013/03/whats-next-for-open-g (…) #ogp U.S. has fulfilled 24/26 commitments made inRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley We have previously reported on IO, the leading provider of next generation modular data center technologies. With this post we would like to highlight a video that puts some of the technology into great context. Watch here for a fast paced view of what great engineers and mission focused technology professionals deliverRead… Read more »
If you read our daily market commentary, you know that I have been all over this amazing streak of alternating daily up / down days in the S&P 500. With Friday’s decline, the streak is now 13 days going back to March 19. The good news is, if the streak continues, Monday should be aRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley The Third Annual Government Big Data Forum was held 04 April 2013 in DC. Were you there? We would love to get your input on how things went. We would value your thoughts on any aspect of this event, from logistics and admin to networking and content. If you could not makeRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley We previously wrote about the 22-25 Sep 2013 Big Data Exchange in San Francisco CA. With this post we can provide a bit more information. There is an absolutely awesome lineup of speakers for the event. Find them at: http://ctolink.us/12psNBI From the event website: Welcome to The Big Data Exchange The prospectRead… Read more »
Crossposted from: recovers.wordpress.com Low vacancy, numerous homeless people, elegant old buildings, shuttle buses to Silicon Valley… and warning, I’m going to talk about earthquakes. If it gets scary, stick with me: there’s good news at the end, ways to better understand the specific risks facing San Francisco, and some easy places to start. Let’s TalkRead… Read more »