As the 2012 Code for America Fellowship kicks off, we’d like to bring all of our friends and supporters to together to welcome our new fellows into the program before they head out for their city residencies. So naturally, we’re throwing a party! On January 26 at 5:30pm, we’re hosting an Open House. Come haveRead… Read more »
Looks like another interesting Tech@State event to be held at the George Washington University early next month. The topic is Real Time Awareness, and the keynote speaker will be Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator. The event is divided into a conference on February 3 and an unconference on February 4. Judging from past such events, thisRead… Read more »
Social Connect via: Disclaimer: The story told here is purely fictional and used to illustrate my opinion, it is not a relation of personal experience but rather an observation I have heard from other public servants. What do I mean when I ask, “how do public servants get in the system”? I’m sure we areRead… Read more »
The fun folks at GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government are raising the bar in social media training. You are invited to join us for a not-so-typical Twitter webinar! We’re ditching the slides and bringing you live interaction, the same way you actually use social media. All questions will be answered, no subject isRead… Read more »
I’ll be attending this years HIMSS12 Annual Conference & Exhibition. February 20, 2012 at 7:00 AM – February 24, 2012 at 2:30 PM The Venetian Sands Expo and Convention Center , Las Vegas This event requires registration: http://www.himssconference.org/?src=sm HIMSS12 is the destination for thousands of like-minded healthcare executives, health IT professionals and clinicians who areRead… Read more »
Over the past 18-20 months, Deltek has taken innovative steps to transform its core business by acquiring three leading providers of information, teaming and software solutions designed to help companies compete more effectively for federal, state and local government business. By successfully merging INPUT, FedSources, and GovWin under one unified brand, the company is aRead… Read more »
Report reveals that Health, Business, and Jobs account for one-half of government communication Today, GovDelivery released the 2011 Federal Digital Communications Report, revealing that 2011 was a record year for government communications. The report is available in an infographic and can be seen at http://bit.ly/GD2011infographic. The report, based on data from GovDelivery’s clients representing moreRead… Read more »
The annual gadget juggernaut, the Consumer Electronics Show, wound down last week. Missing from the aisles of shiny new toys? Feature phones. In years past, handset makers such as LG, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung would have unveiled dozens of “regular” cell phones. Not so. In fact, there were hardly any feature phones announced at CESRead… Read more »
It has been a fascinating process developing the councils first content strategy, the personal learning and development which I’ve had to do as well as helping others understand the benefits of what we are calling a content strategy has also been an interesting and rewarding challenge. In an email conversation with Sarah Lay (my unofficialRead… Read more »
Social Media, the way you hear people talk about it you’d think it was the end all be all of the business world but is it? It seems like social media is about being there rather than what you do once your there. Once your agency or city has a twitter and a facebook it’sRead… Read more »