This week’s final April blog post addresses the last and most important of the four fundamentals underpinning an efficient and effective procurement system, sound requirements development. Sound requirements development is vital to delivering best value outcomes for government and the taxpayer. Sound requirements development increases competition and creates the framework for efficient and effective contractorRead… Read more »
Apple has been at the forefront of the consumer technology market for years, but continues to lag behind competitor RIM when it comes to the enterprise market. Business and government buyers haven’t been actively pursued by Apple since Steve Jobs cut the business division in the mid-90’s, focusing solely on consumer electronics. The most profitableRead… Read more »
When doing research regarding perceptions and attitudes of key stakeholders, it is often very challenging to gain feedback that may be brutally honest or even negative. The reality is that the most honest feedback from research is always the most valuable and provides organizations with the insights needed to enhance performance. The Department of VeteranRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday May 3rd, 2012: The House GOP budget puts avoiding defense cuts above poverty programs. Politico reports, “The House Budget Committee is meeting to put the final touches on the more than $300 billion 10-year package — the opening shot of a fall campaign to preserve defenseRead… Read more »
All of these are for sale, but only some are worth buying Tuesday, Gizmodo released a well-thought out (and well researched) piece on when to buy iDevices based on price. Unfortunately, in my mind, this is the absolutely worst way to buy Apple products. One of the facts of life is that Apple releases devicesRead… Read more »
In the changing government market, small businesses are becoming even more critical to enabling agencies to accomplish their missions. Yet despite new rules, regulations and goals, there still seems to be a disconnect between agencies and those small business. What can be done to make the match between the two sides? The government’s renewed interestRead… Read more »
Did you guys see this yet? It’s a hoot. Does your agency also have zombies? Link: http://tinyurl.com/cmlj4ox
Why Feds don’t respect their Leaders, More with less for CIOs and Matchmaking with the SBA and Gov’t by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for Wednesday May 2nd 2012 How would you rate leadership in your organization? A new assessment from the Partnership for Public Service shows — not great. We’ll find out why andRead… Read more »
There is no excuse for the abuses we are learning about at GSA. We should all be bothered by the waste, fraud and abuse and I hope the government moves fast to correct the failures of leadership here. Something else should bother us. The bad apples at GSA who either conducted these crimes or allowedRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Wednesday the 18th of April, 2012 Lawmakers are asking for more time to pass a final bill to restructure the postal service. And they’re asking to delay the first round of post office closures to make it happen. The Postal Service has put more than 3,000 postRead… Read more »