There’s been a lot of chatter on GovLoop recently about government moving to video-conferencing instead of in-person meetings. Though your office may be having trouble making the move, Missouri’s 4th Judicial Circuit has installed five hi-definition video cameras which will be used mostly for juvenile justice matters, saving travel and scheduling expenses. The system mayRead… Read more »
At the end of last week, the DOE and Commerce Department announced that they had teamed up to provide $1.3 million for green building skills training through the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. The funding is intended for training programs that will increase energy efficiency, reduceRead… Read more »
Basic Info Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age by Douglas Rushkoff Why I bought it I read an article Rushkoff published (on CNN) entitled Are Jobs Obsolete and immediately thought anyone who is willing to ask a question that challenges the very assumptions underlying our problems is worth investigating. Here theRead… Read more »
Social Connect via: So what does the typical day for the bureaucrat look like? The new bureaucrat logs into their computer which takes about 10-20 minutes to start up because it has one processor with 1GB of RAM and was built about 5 years ago. After login, they pop open Microsoft Outlook 2003, check theirRead… Read more »
I am beginning to get a little tired of all the headlines in the media about ‘social media disasters’. A social media disaster is when Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Blogger or another social media service goes offline for an extended period of time, has user account information stolen or loses data. These are all situations whereRead… Read more »
When I talk with people in transition this is the question they are asking: will I ever work again? We are in a unique but interesting economic time. There’s the recession, of course. Even more important, however, is the confluence of advances in applying technology, coming of age of automation, and the New Normal ofRead… Read more »
Several months ago, I participated in a unconference in Santa Clara, California, called Overlap. I did it on my time as an investment in my growth. I came away with a renewed sense of purpose and energy that has improved my professional life. It also sparked a change in my awareness of what I do,Read… Read more »
It would be inevitable to have Social Media Week in DC and not have a hosted event to showcase the exciting technologies and social media initiatives in the federal government. The federal government is a major piece of the culture in Washington, DC. The city of DC is full of historical museums, monuments, and federalRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week was Social Media Week around the world, and here in DC we participated in Gov 2.0 style. To start things off: Agencies +1 new social media platforms. The State Department has joined Google+ and the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard are now on Pinterest. (Read this great primer on what, exactly,Read… Read more »
I walk into an airport, feed a credit card into the kiosk, which spits out a boarding pass. At the same time, my seat is blocked, my meal, beer, and pillow are released, TSA knows I am coming, the gate knows I am coming, the flight crew knows I am coming, the incoming gate atRead… Read more »