IDIQs are now one of the most used form of government procurement, and if your company is not on any of those vehicles you might be missing a significant increase in your revenue. One major difficulty with IDIQ contracts is that even if you got on the “bus” (an IDIQ vehicle) you’ll still need toRead… Read more »
Interior Dept. Transforms IT, Federal Register gets easier to use and how the SBA is pitching in by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for Monday April 30th, 2012: Imagine going without the Internet — at all. That is what the Interior Department had to do… for years. The agency has a new IT strategy —Read… Read more »
Social Connect via: I recently attended a presentation on a research report about public consultation completed by the Canada School of Public Service: http://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Participation_Publique_/_Public_Engagement (internal to GOC). The results of the research project are very interesting and I would be happy to share the results with anyone who is interested. I don’t have the answersRead… Read more »
It has been almost exactly two years since the Australian Government responded to the Government 2.0 Taskforce report on 3rd May 2010. The response, which committed to implement most of the recommendations in the report, was made under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and with the support of former Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner (neither of whomRead… Read more »
Are you working on an innovative project at your agency? Got a great idea to revolutionize government? Then you should enter to become one of our three lightning speakers at the 2012 Next Generation of Government Training Summit – the leading training event for Gen X/Y government leaders, hosted by GovLoop and YGL. This isRead… Read more »
Tomorrow is Too Late: Why Government Needs Social Media City of Hayward, CA Council ChamberThursday, May 17, 2012 – 9:30am to 2pmFree Workshop – Includes Lunch “Social Media Isn’t a Fad, It’s a Fundamental Shift in The Way We Communicate” Social media is fundamentally changing the way we receive information and communicate with each other.Read… Read more »
Just heard about this funding opportunity in Everyday Democracy‘s e-newsletter… EvDem introduced it like this in their newsletter: If you’re looking for funds to improve rural communities’ capacity to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or economic and community development, check out the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. Here’s some text from theRead… Read more »
After attending the Training Officers Consortium Annual Institute and the Diversity Conference this week, I noticed a lot of conversation centered on the need for innovation. A colleague of mine, Andy Beaulieu wrote this article for our blog and thought you all might enjoy it: Our initial article mentioned taking a systems perspective when itRead… Read more »
Yesterday evening, Tom Fox reported that according to the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, leadership remains to be one of the lowest ranked categories. Why are federal leaders receiving these low scores of 54.9 out of 100? Our government leaders, particularly the political and career senior executives, performed poorly when itRead… Read more »
This post has been updated to include Dan Chenok’s contribution Gadi Ben-Yehuda Big Apps Contest Yields New Tools for Residents. The third Big Apps Contest winners were announced last week, and this infographic tells the story of the apps that were submitted. The overall winner of the contest was an app called NYCFacets, which seeksRead… Read more »