About a month ago, I was lucky enough to participate in the Startup Weekend Government challenge. While there were lots of ideas that were interesting, my favorite idea was related to improving acquisition process through technology. The team’s final product GS Agility ended up winning the grand prize and I love the idea of aRead… Read more »
This week I spoke at George Washington University to the professional organization, AABPA, American Association for Budget and Program Analysis. The demographic was graduate and undergraduate students from across the country, many of them spending their summer in Washington, DC, as interns for the federal government. My presentation (found below) focused on GovLoop, all ofRead… Read more »
Today, I was reading an article over on the Microsoft Government Blog about apps built exclusively for Microsoft Phone 7. The blog was written by Parul Bhandari, Government Industry Solutions Lead, Worldwide Public Sector. I thought it was an interesting look at some of the apps built for Microsoft mobile devices, and also a lookRead… Read more »
The DorobekINSIDER – July 12, 2012 by cdorobek On Today’s Edition of the DorobekINSIDER Anthrax and plagues — scarry stuff. We remember the anthrax letters in 2001. We are going to talk to a public servant to works to create vaccines. His work has earned him a spot as a finalist for the Service toRead… Read more »
To stay productive and accelerate initiatives, today’s federal workers need access to information from multiple connected devices across multiple locations. However, in the era of trying to do more with less, it can be challenging to do this. “How can I access work related information from my phone, tablet, laptop etc” is a question weRead… Read more »
Influencing people is tough. Influencing them to a point of action is even harder but often times that’s what people in government are trying to do. A large part of government is citizen engagement and getting people to take action and support an idea or project. We sat down and chatted with Sandford Borins aRead… Read more »
Last night I read an article on NPR, Surprise, San Bernardino! You’re Bankrupt. The article tells the sad story of San Bernardino, California, as the city became the third California city to announce bankruptcy, in less than three weeks. San Bernardino joins Stockton and Mammoth Lake, as they prepare documents to file for municipal bankruptcy.Read… Read more »
GovLoop Research Report: Re-Imagining Customer Service In Government GovLoop is proud to announce our latest resource, The GovLoop Research Report: Re-Imagining Customer Service in Government. In this report, experts in the field provide insights and best practices to improve customer service in government. Be sure to check out the home page to view additional resourcesRead… Read more »
This is the third post in a series of blog posts and podcasts talking through the recent GovLoop Guide to Workforce Planning. Be sure to take a listen to the podcast below and view the guide. You can find more HR resources by visiting the GovLoop Guide to Workforce Planning Homepage. To craft a well-definedRead… Read more »
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to check out a new data center in Tampa, FL. Nope it wasn’t a huge facility – it was literally a 20 foot POD on a trade show floor in the convention center. It’s a product from HP called the HP Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) (i.e. data center inRead… Read more »