That’s right! If you haven’t heard about the Gov Up that is taking place tomorrow at Public House in National Harbour, then you’re missing out! The “Rock Your Career” Gov Up, will be a Mash Up of young govies and experienced executives. Holding true to the “melting pot” American spirit, individuals from the private sector,Read… Read more »
Blogging Series 10 Ways Open Innovation Can Transform Your Agency (Week 3) Sorry for the brief delay in the blogging series. I’ve been managing the launch of an internal open innovation portal for New York City. More information on this project is available at: http://gigaom.com/2011/01/19/new-york-city-crowdsourcing/ Now time for Week 3! Open innovation can transform yourRead… Read more »
Often times green building tips come from unlikely sources. So while most folks who read this blog probably have little to with making snack foods, the innovation on display in this video of a Shearer’s plant could still inspire retrofits of many other buildings. From waste heat reuse to efficient lighting, this plant has goneRead… Read more »
Previously I grouped 8 SFIA Skills for an Electronic Document and Records Management course at the ANU under three headings:Strategy & architecture Information strategyInformation managementInformation policy formationInformation content publishingBusiness change Business change managementBusiness analysisSolution development and implementation Systems developmentData analysisDatabase/ Original post
Marco Velicogna of IRSIG‐CNR, and Antoine Errera and Stéphane Derlange, both of Tribunal administratif de Paris, have published e-Justice in France: The e-Barreau Experience, Utrecht Law Review, 7(1), 163-187 (2011). Here is the abstract: Recent field research projects in the justice sector have shown how the development of e-justice entails much more than developing, installingRead… Read more »
21 Republican governors have sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for changes to the rules for new state-run health care exchanges outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The letter asks Secretary Sebelius to make six changes to the rules or risk the federal government taking fullRead… Read more »
In this blog David Chou provides an excellent synopsis of the core mechanics and fundamental value of Cloud computing. He focuses on Microsoft Azure naturally, and so does this other recent white paper. Business elasticity – As a service In a nutshell these articles describe that the primary business benefits of Cloud computing is thatRead… Read more »
Stan Freck (Park City, UT) – The pace of technological change and adoption is increasing rapidly, and even relatively traditional fields like politics and government are not immune from such evolution. Here, I briefly review how the Internet has impacted modern high-profile political campaigns, and take a special look at how in 2010 Rep. JohnRead… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but GovLoop really appreciates our interns. We try to give them meaningful (vs. menial) projects that enable them to learn something, expand their networks and advance their careers while they’re with us. We even call them Fellows vs. interns as it seems more distinguished…like the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program.Read… Read more »
We are at that time again in the ebb and flow of government life when political appointees begin heading for the exit, leaving their jobs for new opportunities. I hear from some federal managers that this 18 to 24 month ritual, part of the natural cycle in Washington and the federal regions, can leave bigRead… Read more »