DHS Science and Technology Directorate Awards IJIS Institute Virtual USA® Contract

Work will support incident management information sharing and open standards for VirtualUSA® Ashburn, VA (January 23, 2014). The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission‐critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate, First Responders GroupRead… Read more »

Enhancing Engagement with Textizen

Are you looking for creative and effective ways to keep people engaged in your engagement projects? Then we have something you might want to look into. We have been following the development of something called Textizen – an ingenious, text-based platform designed to help facilitate public engagement that emerged from a collaboration between Code forRead… Read more »

Does government appreciate innovation? Plus Dorobek’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Conference spending at four agencies fell 88 percent from fiscal 2010 to 2012, according to a report released Jan. 3 and those agencies weren’t alone. Across government spending on training and conferences fell. So what should feds who are want to grow and network do? You can find all of ourRead… Read more »

Creating Diversity in the Workplace

Has workplace diversity moved beyond an ideal in your organization? Remember when diversity in the workplace was something we talked about, trained our employees on and then hoped would work? Fortunately, we have moved beyond those attitudes, for the most part. Organizations can now report not only that they have created a diverse workplace, butRead… Read more »

Huffington Post Interview With Xerox’s Chuck Brooks

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-e-finch/cybersecurity-industry-in_2_b_4620232.html?utm_source=Alert-blogger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email%2BNotifications www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-e-finch/”,”background_color”:”#cccccc”,”font”:”lucida grande”,”layout”:”button_count”,”author_nickname”:”hp_blogger_Brian E. Finch”,”entity_type”:”1″,”entity_id”:320489,”hp_track”:”Author Info”,”vertical_id”:0}”> Cybersecurity Industry Interview With Xerox’s Chuck Brooks by Brian Finch, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP As we kick off 2014, I am starting the New Year with an interview series, which will provide an overview of the cybersecurity industry. I spoke with Vice President and Client Executive at Xerox, ChuckRead… Read more »

3 reasons why we should revive gov conferences

Conference spending at four agencies fell 88 percent from fiscal 2010 to 2012, according to a report released Jan. 3 and those agencies weren’t alone. Across government spending on training and conferences fell. So what should feds who are want to grow and network do? Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and InnovationRead… Read more »

What Motivates Fed Buyers to use GSA Contracts?

Unless you fully grasp your buyer , and their motivations, then you may struggle to sale to them. This holds true in the federal market. Contracting Officers and Procurement Specialists follow the greatest rulebook ever when it comes to procurement guidelines. There is seriously so much “Red Tape” that I am now amazed that theRead… Read more »

Free the data! How do we liberate open data?

I’m at DC Data Innovation Day today and had the opportunity to hear a panel discussion around “The Data Economy.” A point that was raised by Francine Berman (Chair, US Research Data Alliance) included how we can open up a new market within the private sector by better understanding what data the Federal Government isRead… Read more »

Fail better

As Samuel Beckett wrote, in Worstward Ho: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Acknowledging the fact that we surely don’t really want our project to fail, what does failing better actually mean? It’s surely about openness – in other words, admitting that things didn’t go to plan, and havingRead… Read more »

Are you planning to attend FREE webinar Thursday; Top Challenges Facing the Federal Government?

Top Organizational Development Challenges Facing the Federal Government Thursday, January 23, 11:00 – 11:45 AM EST During the session, I will share best practices from my experience with 50 Federal agencies and leading Fortune 1000 corporations..To logon to session @ 11:00 AM EST, click on this link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join/500327477 If you’re not able to attend Thursday’sRead… Read more »

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