DorobekINSIDER: The Biggest Obstacle to Good Government
Federal agencies have gotten very good at making a broken system work — perhaps too good.
Posts By Christopher Dorobek
Dorobekinsider: End Shutdowns by Shutting Government Down
Agencies have learned how to ‘do more with less’ — or, in many instances, ‘do too much with nothing,’ all too well. That has demonstrated itself with decades of continuing resolutions… and shutdowns.
DorobekINSIDER: Godspeed Former OMBer Jeff Koch
I was awaiting the formal obituary, but… I’m heartbroken to report that Jeff Koch passed away over the weekend.
DorobekINSIDER – Moderators Matter, but why do conferences matter?
The following post is an excerpt from the introduction of the book I’m writing — Moderator’s Matter: How to have conference sessions that don’t suck. The book is still in the works, but I thought I would share some of the sections as they are in progress. Before detailing why moderators matter, it is importantRead… Read more »
DorobekINSIDER: Defining Mobility as a Service
These days we hearing about many things being delivered “as a service.” Recently, I got to moderate two days of discussions about mobility as a service.
DorobekINSIDER: Veteran federal CIO Kirit Amin to retire
Kirit Amin, one of the seasoned guard of federal government technology executives and currently the chief information officer at the International Trade Commission, will retire for government, he confirmed to the DorobekINSIDER. He will be stepping down at the end of the year. The departure is the latest to a growing list of CIOs whoRead… Read more »
DorobekINSIDER: Izzy Feldman, the Creator of Gov IT Press, Dies at 86
Israel “izzy” Feldman passed away today at the age of 86. If you don’t know Izzy, you should. Feldman founded Government Computer News back in 1982 — all 12 pages of it, as reported by Vanessa Roberts, who was a cornerstone of GCN for years.
DorobekINSIDER: Clinton’s proposed gov IT agenda
As you probably know, there is an election coming up — five long months ahead. And as we all know and understand, elections matter. My fear has been that the coming months will be more about screaming about how the other person is going to destroy the country rather than what the candidate would doRead… Read more »
DorobekINSIDER Book Club: Eggers’ Delivering on Digital
I love books — I just do. I never get to read as much as I hope, particularly these days, but when one finds a book that causes you to really think… well, that is something that deserves celebration. One of the best ways I’ve found to make books come alive is as part ofRead… Read more »
DorobekINSIDER: The ‘Gov That Works’ Platform
We are going to try to spur a dialogue — and a good government platform.