Communications

Making Little Bets Count — One Small Project at a Time

We’re thrilled to bring you a special edition of the DorobekINSIDER today. Chris Dorobek is out of the DorobekINSIDER offices hosting the Acquisition Excellence 2012 Conference. The event is being put on the by GSA and ACT-IAC. But we couldn’t leave you hanging. So we’ve put together a highlight reel from our latest Book ClubRead… Read more »

Thank you to NCDD’s latest new & renewed members!

2012 has been a wonderful year so far for NCDD. We’re celebrating 10 years working with this amazing community and preparing for our 5th national conference in Seattle. We’re also continuing to grow, welcoming more new members and seeing many existing members show their support by renewing and even upgrading their memberships. We wanted toRead… Read more »

Web Management 101

Forgive me for reminiscing a bit… It’s hard to believe that it was 17 years ago this month that I became HUD’s first web manager. I was handed a brand new communication tool (one that was totally under the radar of most executives) and pretty much told to figure it out. So I did. WithRead… Read more »

Top U.S. Navy Communicators Recognized

The U.S. Navy Chief of Information yesterday announced the organization’s Mass Communication Specialists of the Year. Navy Mass Communications Specialists are enlisted personnel who perform all aspects of Navy public affairs, journalism, photography and other related functions. Each year, the Navy selects the top performers from sailors serving at sea, on land, and in theRead… Read more »

Spread the News—HHS Innovation Challenge ($21,000 Prize): Develop a Web-Based App that Tracks Twitter Data to Identify Trending Illnesses

HHS Innovation Challenge ($21K Prize): “Now Trending #Health In My Community” Keep your Community Healthy! Leverage open source Twitter data to find illnesses being discussed Select a geographic area of interest Generate a daily list of the top 5 trending illnesses for state and local health departments Join the U.S. Department of Health and HumanRead… Read more »

Frank’s Career Corner, Diversity Hiring at your agency and do you lie on your resume? What about Linkedin?

Frank’s Career Corner, Diversity Hiring at your agency and do you lie on your resume, Linkedin? by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for Wednesday March 28th, 2012. Are you happy in your career? Yes — happy and career can go together. Frank DiGiammarino will walk us through the first step of the career framework. DiversityRead… Read more »

Health Technology Startup Incubator Launches in New York

Deanna Pogorelc (New York, NY) – In the midst of a good deal of discussion about incubators, a new health and wellness tech incubator has launched in New York. Rather than focusing on traditional medical and healthcare devices and drugs, WellTech Funding is targeting “bold and buildable” companies that tackle unsolved problems in the $2Read… Read more »

Two Solutions for Journalism’s Most Pressing Digital Problems

Http://leonardSipes.Com “Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain’t so.” Mark Twain I apologize for the audacity of suggesting that I know how to fix the media’s digital problems. I have been associated with state and national media for over 30 years and I want toRead… Read more »