A great post by my colleague Lana Suarez about the 2013 Federal Green Challenge award winners. Has your agency joined the challenge yet? By Lana Suárez When I joined the Federal Green Challenge team in October 2011, I had no idea what I was getting in to but quickly realized this dynamic group of regionalRead… Read more »
Well worth listening or watching this talk from Dan Gillmor: Once, personal technology and the Internet meant that we didn’t need permission to compute, communicate and innovate. Now, governments and tech companies are systematically restricting our liberties, and creating an online surveillance state. In many cases, however, we’re letting it happen, by trading freedom forRead… Read more »
My insight: your success can be measured by your failures to begin with or by your wisdom to learn from those who failed. Success by luck will not sustain when life event change its course. How do you define success is up to you entirely! Your success is your personal standards, goals, and expectations. IRead… Read more »
Do you need a digital engagement strategy to get it right? Perhaps you don’t, but it can’t not help, surely. Start with a vision. What do we want to achieve? Where do we want to end up? Pick an arbitrary date in the future – say 2015 – and imagine how you’d like things toRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott There’s nothing COMMON about the operational picture any more! We are currently in the throws of change – shifting a legacy force structure capable of fighting two strategic wars at one time, to a leaner, more agile force projecting power through “expeditionary warfare”. As we adjust to this significant refocus, the idea ofRead… Read more »
I want to share with you some recent leadership articles on my website. The content is practical and usable. Leading Towards Your Vision The importance of having a vision towards which you are leading your employees and how to define vision. What do you want your organization to look like? What is the culture? WhatRead… Read more »
I created my GitHub account last year during my first week – perhaps day – as a 2012 Code for America fellow. I had to do this in order to complete a challenge that would earn me the coveted CfA track jacket. It’s been over a year now and I push to GitHub daily. InRead… Read more »
On Friday, April 5, at 10:30am ET, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini (@DanGSA) will participate in a Twitter Townhall (#GSALive) in partnership with GovLoop, the knowledge network for government. He will answer questions about his first year at GSA and where the agency is going in the future. Dan alsoRead… Read more »
RIVA Solutions, Inc. (RIVA) invites you to Staying Connected at Chima in Tyson’s Corner on April 17, 2013. Mix and mingle with 150+ of your favorite government and industry partners at the Federal Contracting Networking and Charity Event of the season. When: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 I 5:30-8:30 PM Where: Chima l Tyson’s Favorite WateringRead… Read more »
A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. The foundation of any good communication is a clear message that resonates with the target audience. But if a message is not clear, the story the media tells may not be the one you want to tell. Don’t miss Jennifer Miller, senior counselor of Rockford Gray LLC,Read… Read more »