How do you scale government innovation? That’s the question Jay Nath, San Francisco’s Chief Innovation Officer wants to know. Nath sat down with Chris Dorobek on the Dorobek INSIDER program for a 30 minute in depth interview that covered the gamut of government innovation: apps challenges, budget constraints, culture changes and more. “If we aren’tRead… Read more »
On today’s edition of the DorobekINSIDER Re-thinking government innovation with San Francisco’s Chief Innovation Officer. Click here for the full story. How to make the most out of your next apps contest. We get insights from the Information Diet’s Clay Johnson. Click here for the full story. Chris was in Gambier, Ohio this weekend, theRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Monday the 18th of June, 2012 The Highway spending bill is running out of steam. The Hill Newspaper reports that negotiations between the House and Senate have stalled. Lawmakers have until June 30 to reach a deal on transportation spending before the current funding mechanism for roadRead… Read more »
In response to the open government directive and plain language initiative, SBA sought to create a two-year plan to increase participation and transparency among its main constituents, small businesses. With the help of GovDelivery Digital Communication Management (DCM), SBA was able to expand its email communication, increase the number of visitors to its website, andRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek… where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »
How can your agency improve its digital communication strategy? Is expanding engagement with external stakeholders your # 1 priority? What is the impact of social media? GovDelivery is conducting a new research study, “Federal Digital Communication Priorities.” The study seeks to identify the top digital communication priorities of the Federal Government sector. Please take aRead… Read more »
On today’s DorobekINSIDER How one feds helped millions of low income residents get their tax returns completed. The amazing work has made him a Service to America Award Medal Finalist. The Sammies — the oscars for feds. you’ll meet him. Click here for the full story. A step by step guide to making your agencyRead… Read more »
Every year millions of low-and moderate-income residents have their tax returns completed and receive refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — and they do it at no cost. Yes — free. No third-party tax preparer. It’s thanks in large part to the work of Michael McBride. McBride is a Supervisory Financial Analyst at theRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 14th of June, 2012 Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins are warning against cutting the acquisition workforce. Collins told Federal News Radio, “If we don’t have a highly trained and experienced workforce we will lose some value in the negotiations on federal contracts.” Lieberman addedRead… Read more »
On Today’s DorobekINSIDER Stretch goals — you might be able to guess what they are, but do they work? Click here for the full story. Government needs a reboot. That’s what Mario Morino says. He is one of the keynotes at GovLoop’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit coming up next month, and we’ll talkRead… Read more »