Its an almost impossible task — reach out to, connect to, inform and empower the roughly 22 million veterans. But that’s exactly what the Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to do and they are using social media to make it happen. Brandon Friedman is the Director of Online Communication. Its a job that wasRead… Read more »
New media changes the VA, Why Stepping up Matters, and How to have a Happy Conflict by GovLoop Insights The start of our second week… thanks for being here. And there was some significant news on Friday — a new nominee to be the Obama administration’s chief technology officer — Todd Park. Park has beenRead… Read more »
What impact will the FaceMySpaceTwitGoogle+ world have on the young people who are growing up in this hyperconnected world? Teens and young adults have grown up digital — always connected, on 24-seven… they count on the Internet as their external brains. But a new survey of tech experts by the Pew Internet and American LifeRead… Read more »
Week in Review – Managing and Monopolizing on the Millennials by GovLoop Insights It’s been a great first week here on the Dorobek Insider. We just wanted to take second to thank everyone who tuned in! For this week’s Week In Review we wanted to tackle the hyper-connected world of Millennials. We asked what impactRead… Read more »
Predictive Policing, A new federal Acronym, and States head to the Cloud by GovLoop Insights We have a great show for you today… Big data is one of the hot new terms that people are talking about. And it is about all that data that is out there. How do you make sense of itRead… Read more »
Picture this, the police know a crime is about to happen before it even occurs. That’s the idea behind a new predictive policing strategy happening right now in the Santa Cruz police department. It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, right? In fact it is, you might remember Tom Cruise’s Minority Report.Read… Read more »
The clock is ticking on the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board’s run. The group’s who’s got the worst acronym in government, the RAT board, is tasked with tracking the recovery-related funds. It’s a very visible job. But there’s a another catch, the watchdog agency might close in year. Kathleen Tighe just took over as theRead… Read more »
The end of the RAT Board, Information Overload and Undercover CEO, all that and more! by GovLoop Insights Here is what we have for you today… There is a new chief watchdog at the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board. It’s a visible job. She takes over from Earl Devaney. And she has a tough taskRead… Read more »
You’ve probably heard the phrase a “birds eye view,” but what about “worms eye view?” It’s a new approach which takes problem solving solutions from the ground up. It’s the idea behind a new project calledFuse Corp. The idea is to pair entrepreneurs with government — and a government problem — in the hopes ofRead… Read more »
After more than 25 years at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board — the group behind your Thrift Savings Plan — Tom Trabucco is stepping down. The 61 year old says, “working for the board has been the highlight of my federal career.” A career which includes time at the National Federation of Federal EmployeesRead… Read more »
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