Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc for thousands of people up and down the east coast in October 2012, taught us many things. Most notably, the importance of emergency preparedness and the necessity for government agencies to invest in a disaster recovery plan. For many, Superstorm Sandy was a worst case scenario: 130- deaths in theRead… Read more »
Last year, I wrote my thoughts on a number of the Presidential Innovation Fellowship projects. Personally they were fun to write and I heard back from a number of fellows that they were helpful. So year 2 is here & I thought I’d write my thoughts on a few of the projects. Up first –Read… Read more »
Today I had the chance to sit in on a handful of sessions at Esri’s User Conference. Here are some quick links to more in-depth look at the conference, and below I have shared some abstracts that Esri provided on sessions I attended. The abstracts do a great job as a summary of the sessions,Read… Read more »
One of the sessions I attended at the Esri International User Conference was, Local Government: Well-Being. One of the speakers, Matthew Nalty, Kempe Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, explored a case study from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS). The study explored how far away childrenRead… Read more »
One of the sessions I attended at Esri’s User Conference was New Enterprise GIS: Lessons Learned from the Trenches. This session featured the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Dunwoody, Georgia and Columbus, Ohio, highlighting how they have implemented ArcGIS Server-based enterprise GIS. The three case studies were fascinating, as they consider the journey from aRead… Read more »
This week at the Esri International User Conference, non-profit Direct Relief was awarded the President’s Award for outstanding applications of a geographic information system (GIS). Direct Relief is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides medical material assistance to those affected by natural disasters, civil unrest and poverty. I had the chance to speak with AndrewRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: RFP-EZ is trying to make the acquisition process a little easier for federal contracts under $150,000. Now the head of the project Clay Johnson has been awarded a grant from the Knight Foundation to expand RFP-EZ to the state and local levels. Find out how it’s going. Around the web CBSRead… Read more »
When it comes down to it acquisition should be every bargain shoppers dream job. Think about it, you get to research, locate and buy the best goods and services for the federal government at the best price. But it isn’t that simple. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the timetable and options are very limiting toRead… Read more »
It’s July. Woot. I’m excited because it means Next Generation of Gov’t Training Summit is coming. For those that don’t know, NextGen is a 2-day training summit co-hosted by GovLoop & Young Government Leaders. It’s awesome – 650+ Gen X/Y gov’t leaders, 50+ sessions mapped to OPM ECQs and 100+ speakers from the best inRead… Read more »
Data is transforming the way we live, socialize and work. We are increasingly moving towards the “internet of things,” in which all of the services and technology we rely on will be connected through apps, sensors and robotics. Countless times we have seen data revolutionize the way the public sector delivers services and improves decision-making.Read… Read more »