Yearly Archives: 2013

Cyd Harrell: Why I’m Coding For America

I’m coding for America because I believe that good UX design has the potential to transform our relationship with government – by building better citizen experiences, we can rebuild the understanding that, as Jen Pahlka says, government is what we do together. I’ve thought a lot about the meaning of something being public in aRead… Read more »

The future of transportation in America (Video)

NPA: American Revealed: A Nation on the move (click on title for video) America is a nation of vast distances and dense urban clusters, woven together by 200,000 miles of railroads, 5,000 airports, and 4 million miles of roads. These massive, complex transportation systems combine to make Americans the most mobile people on earth. InRead… Read more »

Mag+ New Release Offers Flexibility Beyond Digital Publications

OmniStudio is excited to announce the 4.1 release of Mag+! The latest iteration of this beautiful and flexible publishing tool allows for clients to think outside the box of standard periodical publication and develop a mobile app that meets all their needs. Updated features will allow users to click on jump links Horizontal scrolling isRead… Read more »

#SOTUgov Tweeting the State of the Union – Plus the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Retaining and engaging young feds has been the drum beat in government for awhile now and will probably continue to be for the foreseeable future. But one of the main stumbling blocks for agency leaders has been the pace of government change. Millennials are quick to adopt new technologies and programs.Read… Read more »

Federal Business Development Specialist

The Federal Business Development Specialist drives inside sales as they generate, qualify and nurture prospective clients and develop new sales opportunities for the field sales team. This will involve administrative support, extensive research and prospect interaction as well as developing, managing and potentially closing smaller opportunities. The role also has responsibility for acting as aRead… Read more »

WEST 2013 Conference Sheds Light on Future Priorities and Challenges for DOD

Lloyd McCoy Jr., Senior Analyst AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute recently co-sponsored West 2013: Pivot to the Pacific: What are the Practical and Global Implications?” the largest industry event on the West Coast for communications, electronics, and information systems. Despite limits on travel and budget constraints many high ranking military and civilian leadersRead… Read more »

508 Compliance- Best Practices and Lessons Learned

In 1998, congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities. The goals of these regulations, known as Section 508, are to eliminate barriers in information technology, open new opportunities for people with disabilities, increase collaboration, and encourage development ofRead… Read more »

For young feds is the pace of government change too slow?

Retaining and engaging young feds has been the drum beat in government for awhile now and will probably continue to be for the foreseeable future. But one of the main stumbling blocks for agency leaders has been the pace of government change. Millennials are quick to adopt new technologies and programs. But the government isRead… Read more »

I, Baristo

I spent a Wednesday afternoon at the Intelligentsia RoastingWorks facility enjoying a birthday present I gave to myself: a class offering Barista training. Intelligentsia is one of a few highly renown coffee roasters in the US and their facility — particularly their test kitchen — is the proving ground for many of the people pouringRead… Read more »