Photo by Mark Braggins. It’s probably about time we sorted LocalGovCamp out again! For various reasons it’s going to be running after the summer rather than before, as has previously been the case. So, the two potential dates are 21st or 28th September. Let me know if you feel strongly one way or another inRead… Read more »
I blogged last December on the topic of whether social media was blurring the non-partisan status of appointed public servants. At the time I was reflecting on the confusion that can be caused when political operatives and members of a politician’s own staff use social networks in ways that can mislead parts of the broaderRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley CTOvision was fortunate enough to have been given a signed copy of “Hadoop Operations” by Eric Sammer (@esammer) of Cloudera and we want to get this into the hands of someone working on Big questions. Is that you? Eric Sammer’s book is considered the most relevant, practical and useful book available forRead… Read more »
At Code for America, we’re no stranger to the hackathon and its event cousins: iconathons, make-a-thons, write-a-thons, and more. In 2013 alone, we hosted two hackathons at our San Francisco office, and partnered on events in 12 cities—and it’s only March. With so much experience, it’s easy to prep for new events by focusing solelyRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley We have previously written about Recorded Future, a fast moving startup delivering predictive signals from the noise of the web. Recorded Future provides a blog that captures several exemplars of their capability and its applicability in many mission areas. One mission area of particular interest in the use of Recorded Future forRead… Read more »
It’s Telework Week here on the DorobekINSIDER. Each day we will follow a telework trendsetter in the wake of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to end telework. On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: It’s Telework Week here on the DorobekINSIDER and Jennifer Glass says she is shocked by Mayer’s decision because employers get more out telework thanRead… Read more »
Start your day off right Before you get started on your work for the day there are a few things you should consider in order to be more productive. By taking these few minutes before you hit the grindstone every day you can organize your thoughts and needs for the day and really make aRead… Read more »
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Two heads are better than one: Steph Gray and Dave Briggs This isn’t a ‘how-to’ blog post at all. I just wanted to use the title. UKGovCamp13: A Fab event Steph and Dave did their usual marvellous job, making UKGovCamp appear effortless, with it passing off without a hitch (well, second time round). Lloyd DavisRead… Read more »
March is Women’s History Month, and I often like to use this time to take the temperature of women’s progress toward equality in society. The results are so often a mixed bag. Women earn more bachelor’s and master’s degrees than men, but still make up less than 20% of Congress and C-Suite positions in FortuneRead… Read more »