I ask that question a lot. Probably my most useful tool. You see, I don’t learn much by myself. Most of the really important stuff I know I either read or am told. I even write blog posts reporting the results. I really want to know the answer, as other people regularly tell me thingsRead… Read more »
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web If you started today, you would never build what we’ve got. You would build Alphagov. A few design rules for alpha.gov.uk | Alpha.gov.uk – team blog Back in February when we were kicking off the alpha project, we spent the first couple of weeks scouring searchRead… Read more »
INPUT analyst Stephen Moss recaps April’s health care and social services activity. Like the past few blogs detailing state health care and social services activity, this one is dominated by news surrounding health insurance exchanges. Though an overall slow month for state and local procurement activity, April was rife with news about health insurance exchanges.Read… Read more »
PARTY SUES IN NV. Roll Call. “The Nevada Republican Party has filed an application for an injunction that would keep candidates who were not nominated by their party from appearing on the special election ballot in the 2nd district.” THE 2012 MONEY RACE PACE. The Times. “The fund-raising effort reflects the modern campaign cycle andRead… Read more »
Hi Everyone! My name is Laura and I am with Cvent; the market leader in Event Management Software. We have a completely free venue selection tool which helps meeting planners find event space and room blocks for any and all events. The Cvent Supplier Network has over 150,000 venues worldwide, in which you can submitRead… Read more »
CBP’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI) was officially cancelled in January of 2011, but had already been re-organized at the beginning of the fiscal year as the Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA). As part of the transformation, our boss became the Component Acquisition Executive, or CAE, for all of Customs and Border Protection. WhatRead… Read more »
Here is another post from Accessibility Forum 2.0 blog by Terry Weaver. The biggest problem with buying accessible electronic and information technology in the Federal government isn’t bad VPATs (or other 508 conformance documentation); it is the fact that we don’t even ask most of the time! As part of GSA’s sampling of Fed BizRead… Read more »
Today’s tips point out that the task of winning business from the Federal Government usually isn’t done alone. Finding partners and experts who have been down this road before is a great way to avoid pitfalls and, hopefully, help your green business find success in working with the government. Here are today’s tips: 8. LookRead… Read more »
President Obama’s executive order, “Disclosure of Political Spending ByGovernment Contractors” appears to have some flaws. The purpose of theorder is to ensure that contracting decisions are “merit-based” and are “freefrom undue influence of factors extraneous to the underlying merits ofcontracting decision-making…” Nobody can argue with that, but the reportingabout political contributions by contractors that theRead… Read more »
GSA’s First Friday’s Usability Testing program is looking for 3 participants to help us test a government website on May 18 for one hour in the morning at our DC office. Help us improve user experience for the American public! Please email [email protected] for more information or to volunteer. Thanks so much 🙂 Sincerely, Jon