Yearly Archives: 2013

President’s State of the Union Proposals Would Create Diverse Federal Job Opportunities

The Washington Post reported that the word most frequently spoken in the 2013 State of the Union speech, was JOBS. President Obama outlined initiatives that would create a variety of private-sector jobs in many industries. These new employment opportunities will in turn generate many well-paying civil service jobs, according to Kathryn Troutman, president of TheRead… Read more »

Knope of the Week: Guest Bloggers

After a long holiday break including a brief jump off the fiscal cliff, the Knope of the Week is rested and ready to anoint the standouts in the local government arena for 2013. This year recipients will not only the incredible fame and glory associated with the award, but they will be recognized with aRead… Read more »

DISA has released the Mobile Device Management (MDM) Security Requirements Guide (SRG)

By Bob Gourley The Mobile Device Management (MDM) Security Requirements Guide (SRG) is one in a family of SRGs addressing mobility solutions. Other mobility SRGs include the Mobile Operating System SRG, Mobile Applications SRG, and the Mobile Policy SRG. DISA and DoD guidance is that any organization designing or implementing an enterprise mobile solution withinRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: February 22, 2013

Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week was Social Media Week DC, and lots of #SocMed stories (and more) developed. The General Services Administration wants to help agencies use and measure social media more effectively. Information Week’s Elena Malykhina has a good write-up. Bonus: Government Leader’s Guide to Social Media. And speaking of government leaders. . . .Read… Read more »

Aphorism 78

Unpolished designs have never stopped good products from succeeding, but it doesn’t mean that good products should remain unpolished. Dmitry Fadeyev commenting on Are Designers Crazy? by Terence Eden Original post

Update: One Month Later

Pic is unrelated, but awesome. I won’t lie, the last 4 weeks have been gruelling, and the situation is no where near resolved. Luckily, I’ve got a broad network I can lean on for support, access to the Employee Assistance Program (which I would recommend to anyone in crisis), and a loving wife, who hasRead… Read more »

View the UK open policy presentation from Gov 2.0 Canberra lunchtime event in February 2013

Gavin Tapp has been doing his magic so, with the support of the ACT Government, Ben Fowkes’ presentation on open policy in the UK from February’s Canberra Gov 2.0 event is now available for your viewing pleasure. eGov AU Craig Thomler’s personal Gov 2.0 and eGovernment thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective Original post

Why Code Across America?

This weekend, in 22 communities throughout country, hundreds of passionate citizens are coming together to Code Across America. “I’m coding for America because I want to radically alter the relationship between citizens and government.” – Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom “I code for America because I want innovation to be synonymous with city hall” – CfARead… Read more »