So this weekend I’m in Joplin, MO for the Joplin Hackathon put together byCivicPlus and City of Joplin. The goal of the event is to create a new digital townhall for the City in time to release for the 1-year anniversary of the Joplin tornado. Here is their current websitewe are going to improve overRead… Read more »
The stock market got off to a slow start last week, but by Wednesday morning, after Apple had reported its strong earnings, the indices caught fire closing in positive territory for the second week in a row after the early April pullback. It was all green for the TSP funds for the 2nd week inRead… Read more »
What needs to be done to have enough clean water for future generations? If you live in New Hampshire, you can help answer this question and join a statewide conversation about the future of water sustainability on May 8, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00pm at the following locations… White Mountains Community College in Berlin, NHRead… 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 »
In “Social Media Pulls Communities Together” by S.A. Reid, The Second Edition of the Fels Social Media Report is highlighted in American City & County. To check out the article, click here. The article highlights how governments utilize social media to interact with citizens during and following disasters and other major events, which is anRead… Read more »
This afternoon I had the chance to sit in on the Microsoft Virtual Summit and learn some best practices on how to use Microsoft 365. There was a great demo, and there were a lot of features in Microsoft Office 365 suite that I did not know about. As a collaboration tool, I was reallyRead… Read more »
CISPA, Hotmail Exploits, Iranian Oil Issues, and more this week This week the information security industry was full of some highs and lows, with everything from the closure of over 30 credit-card trading websites as well as news that Iranian oil refineries have been closed due to malicious software. Hotmail was affected by a passwordRead… Read more »
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news round-up: As predicted, the House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) last night. More here. The Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, established as a secure communications channel between the USSR and United States to prevent a misunderstanding from launching a nuclear war, will beRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek. Each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead. ThereRead… Read more »
What do you think of when you hear of a company named Recorded Future? My first thought when hearing that cool name is they must have a great capability. Their name invokes a powerful metaphor. What if you could send a video camera into the future, record some things there, and then bring that cameraRead… Read more »