We all know that government agencies are constantly under pressure to make their conversations with constituents measurable, and results-based to justify the investment. One stand-out action the city of New York is doing to keep this at the forefront of importance is driving an advisory board of SMART members (the Social Media Advisory and ResearchRead… Read more »
Last Thursday I was invited to attend a preview of Microsoft Office 365 – Microsoft’s new cloud offering for collaboration. First thing’s first..it was held at the new Microsoft Innovation Center at 9th/K in DC – building is amazing. And it seems they eat their own dogfood – the whole building operates on MS cloudRead… Read more »
Lately I’ve been asked this question quite a bit: What on earth is GIS? So I thought i’d enlist the expertise of our friends at ESRI to give us a quick overview of what GIS actually is. A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all formsRead… Read more »
Thanks to those that attended the August 11th training session – How to Incorporate Open Source Thinking to Cloud Computing. For those that did not attend, it’s not too late, so register here. Below please find a link to the following: 1. A copy of the slide deck . 2. Your training certificate We hopeRead… Read more »
I was honored to ask to speak at the USAJOBS Vendor Summit on the topic of the Future of Government Recruitment. Was a great crowd of really smart HR professionals. Here’s the presentation from the event. Government Recruitment Landscape (8 10-11) View more presentations from GovLoop. Favorite
The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. We’ve all heard of the term, Bluetooth, but many of us have no idea what this tool is and what it actually does. For this week’s PhoneRead… Read more »
Take a look at this new website called CitySandbox. It’s a way for community members to share and publicize issues they face in the community, and work towards finding solutions. There is a good write up about the site here and below I added some of the FAQ’s from the CitySandbox website. This looks aRead… Read more »
I read the very cheesy, mildly useful book “The Five Love Langauges” a few months ago. The basic premise is 2-fold: 1) everyone can be categorized into 1 of the 5 “love languages,” and 2) we all have a “love tank” that needs to be refilled so we can continute to power down life’s highway.Read… Read more »
Today is 1 month before 9/11/11. Where were you on this day burned into the hearts of all of us? I was in my American Women Writers 8am class at Boston College…the teacher came in, but didn’t turn on the lights, and we were all immediately excused. Favorite
In an article from the Washington Post, A Need to Upgrade Uncle Sam’s Innovation Skills, Joe Davidson highlights a new report finding that federal employees express a desire to innovate, but often the federal workplace does not encourage innovation. “An analysis of survey data by the Partnership for Public Service and the Hay Group foundRead… Read more »