Social media is changing the face of transit
In Greater Greater Washington, Matt Johnson summarizes some of the conversations about transit and social media from the Rail~Volution conference. Original post
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Meeting HRH Prince Daniel of Sweden
It’s not everyday you are invited to dinner with the HRH Prince Daniel of Sweden, the Swedish Ambassador, Jonas Hafström, and the Swedish Minister for Health and Human Affairs, Göran Hägglund. Steve Ressler and I had that honor this week. We took part in a fantastic discussion about social media, innovation and the impact onRead… Read more »
Your Fear of Social Media-Don’t Stick Your Neck Out
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Fifth and final article on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. In the first article I stated, “Media respects those who do social media. They like your willingness to engage. They sometimes are willing to give you the benefit of doubt because you are obviouslyRead… Read more »
What’s on Your Top Ten List? State CIOs Speak Out
The 2012 list of state CIO priorities released today from NASCIO. Not much change from last year, despite 25 new state CIOs. Consolidation, budget, governance, health care and cloud computing are among the most critical policy or technology issues to be faced by state government in 2012, according to state CIOs surveyed by the NationalRead… Read more »
Zombie Graphic Novel on Emergency Prep Created by Former Contractors and CDC Career Feds
Originally published by Anthony Critelli on GovWin Following the success of the Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse blog in May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) recently created the Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic [PDF] graphic novel to teach the importance of emergency preparedness. We caught up withRead… Read more »
Holidays and Storytelling
HOW MY TOO-FARAWAY STORYTELLING BEGAN by greatgrandpa Mike I live in one city, my grandchildren in another almost a thousand miles distant. During one of my visits I took my, then, three-year-old granddaughter for a stroll. We paused to examine a spider’s web that spanned the space between two shrubs. A brief shower had passedRead… Read more »
Hello! Let Me Introduce Myself
I am new to GovLoop. I am very glad to have stumbled across your group and am looking forward to sharing, learning and possibly working with some of you in the near future. I am currently working for Army HQDA at Ft. Belvoir. I am a Continuity of Operations SME, Network Disaster Recovery and anRead… Read more »
Changing government culture the open source way
Can an entrenched bureaucracy, encumbered by a rigid culture and public records compliance adapt open source ways to collaborate more effectively? Is it like pulling teeth just to get people to share ideas? Is that devil’s advocate bringing your team down? If you want results, try something different. Use open communications and transparency with yourRead… Read more »
Top 3 Things I Learned at the IDGA Social Media for Defense Summit
This morning I attended the IDGA Social Media for Defense Summit in Alexandria. In case you missed it, these were the biggest points I took away from the speakers: 1. Social Media should be run like a spiderweb For social media, integration is the name of the game. You want to be able to integrateRead… Read more »
Updates on Dronegate
Since I wrote my fist post on the virus affecting the drone fleet at Creech Air Force base, information has begun to trickle in and some interesting commentary has emerged. The Air Force has followed their official press release stating that the virus, which they say was a credential stealer, was merely a nuisance withRead… Read more »