I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this weeks book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content by Mark Levy. Why I bought it As someone who publishes somethingRead… Read more »
Symantec and Carahsoft are coordinating the 5th annual Symantec Government Technology Summit. The event will be held Tuesday 20 March 2012 from 0800 till 1545 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. I have seen a sneak peak at the agenda and believe you will be very impressed with the opportunity to learn more about some incrediblyRead… Read more »
So true: The iPad is great for some things, but hopeless for others. I’ve had one since its launch in 2010 and I use it every day. It has a terrific battery life, springs instantly to life when opened, is robust and portable and, when fitted with a sim card, provides good connectivity on theRead… Read more »
Over the last year or so I’ve worked on creating a 3D environment as a representation of the ADA Toolkit for Local Government. Last December I submitted the build in the Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge. The winners were just announced this week, and my entry was not one of the finalists so I began theRead… Read more »
3/10/12 Stocks experienced a long overdue pullback last week, but after two days of selling, the buyers stepped up and the S&P 500 flirted with new highs again. For the TSP, the C-fund was up 0.14% last week, the S-fund gained 1.04%, the I-fund lost 1.00% as strength in the dollar put pressure on theRead… Read more »
On Thursday, (3/8), GovLoop and Bloomberg Government hosted a training webinar on “How to Streamline and Improve the Federal Government Acquisitions Process.” During the training we discussed current acquisition challenges and how to improve communications with industry to streamline the acquisition process. We also learned some awesome tips and best practices for market research. 1.Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda The Necessity of Government Digital Service. From across the pond comes this blog post by Carl Haggerty, “Does local government need a local government digital service?” Though the post (as its name implies) focuses squarely on local government, the lessons are applicable to all levels of government, and the answer to the title’sRead… Read more »
ETHICS.GOV LAUNCH. Story here. “The new website fulfills a campaign promise made by President Barack Obama to centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters.” OBAMA AND LOBBYING. Naivete? “So when the Republican National Committee uses those words from Obama 2008 to ding Obama 2012, it has a point. But the administration’s real sin isn’t beingRead… Read more »
I love Star Wars. When I was a kid I used to queue up the entire trilogy (yes, the trilogy) empty my vast Lego collection out onto the floor and spend the entire day in the Star Wars universe building things I’d seen on the screen before me. It shouldn’t come as a surprise thenRead… Read more »
As part of an EU-funded bit of work we are working on with Lincolnshire County Council, we’re running an event in Louth next Saturday to demonstrate a whole range of useful and innovative technology that people working in the creative, cultural and heritage sectors would find especially cool. You can book your place here. TheRead… Read more »