Live blogging the “Transforming IT” session – Dan Munz from GSA and Tiffany Smith from State Department. The audience is sharing some of their issues with using innovative tech, including: 1. Centralizing #Gov20 policy – can we get one uber policy that covers all agencies and expedites moving forward? 2. Big barrier = security. HowRead… Read more »
As we continue to explore The Social Ecosystem it is time we discuss The Social Unit. The Social Unit is the smallest part and represents both people as well as teams. The Social Unit is never the strategic visionary but is responsible for executing the strategies defined by The Social Organization. The two primary attributesRead… Read more »
The former third-ranking official at the U.S. Postal Service improperly used his office to conduct personal business, awarded millions of dollars in noncompetitive contracts to former colleagues and failed to disclose stock holdings in a company conducting business negotiations with the mail agency, according to a new watchdog report. Robert F. Bernstock stepped down inRead… Read more »
Sterling is an Acquisition Freak and writes a blog called AllThingsSterling. I was reading a few articles on customer service this morning and something came to me. When we’re removed from our customers say through email or Twitter, it’s easy to dismiss them. This is because emotion and urgency don’t always translate through writing. EmotionsRead… Read more »
Robb Shecter, creator of OregonLaws.org and WebLaws.org, has won the 2010 CivicApps for Greater Portland Best Idea Award. Robb won for his proposal called Community-Contributed Datasets, of which his OregonLaws.org legal glossary is an example. Click here for Robb’s discussion of his proposal. Please join me in congratulating Robb! HT @lawlib.
This post was originally published at All Things Sterling on Posterous. One of the best exercises I experienced at CON 120 was mock negotiations. Here are lessons I took away from the exercise. Lessons It’s true — preparation is key to negotiations. Contract type influences your negotiation goal. If fixed-price, focus on the bottom lineRead… Read more »
I love Posterous. I really do. It’s very user friendly compared to my hosted WordPress blog. Plus I can post via email from Posterous. WP can too….but it’s a real pain to set up. Oh yeah plus WP plugins break my blog. (A lot.) But I don’t want to lose SEO by switching. Need advice.Read… Read more »
On June 15, 2010, the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Social Media Committee hosted its first annual social media awards at K Street Lounge in Washington, D.C. The ceremony was part of #dcweek and recognized social media programs in six categories (see winners below). You may notice that half of the winners were government organizations: DepartmentRead… Read more »
The ongoing Republican attacks on federal workers and their pay and benefits are demoralizing, baseless and based on flawed data, according to a Democratic lawmaker. Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) — who devotes a few minutes on the Senate floor each week to a different rank and file government worker — last week targeted a proposalRead… Read more »
In the last month I asked question in four discussions in the last month: Twitter – for each contract or all contracts? Tweets for the Public Record — how do you do it? List Your Acquisition Twitter Profile — strength in numbers Twitter Tools for Contracts – What are your favorites? Thank you to thoseRead… Read more »