It is with extreme pleasure that I announce ZafeSoft, a provider of solutions in information rights management and secure content in digital files/access control and use tracking, has named me to their advisory board. There are many exciting things about ZafeSoft that grabbed my attention. But the most compelling part of their story, to me,Read… Read more »
For the past three months, developers from across the country have been working with community partners to create mobile apps that will help low-income Americans improve their lives. Hosted by One Economy, the competition challenged developers to think about how technology can improve education, employment, health and finances. We were thrilled to see that ourRead… Read more »
We’re so excited to have a bunch of new faces in the office: summer interns! Last week, over a dozen new recruits joined Code for America to work on projects ranging from design and code to policy and outreach — thanks in no small part to the support of Google Summer of Code and theRead… Read more »
Who not to follow on Twitter For public sector employees venturing out onto Twitter, finding out who’s who can be confusing and frustrating. While there are untold numbers of individuals and organizations sharing valuable information and contributing to a healthy flow of information, there are also oodles of people just trying to make a buckRead… Read more »
Need some mid-week inspiration? I thought this was pretty cool and wanted to share. Every year Deloitte teams celebrates IMPACT Day, an annual day-long event during which Deloitte employees around the country set aside their work and contribute their time and talents to benefit local nonprofits. Each volunteer project is organized by local Deloitte personnelRead… Read more »
Is this the Summer of Social?? How have you been using social media in local public services? Submit your example here or take a look at what other people are doing. Moving on, need help now! Ok, I’m off to pastures new! If you haven’t already seen my announcement, take a gander at what I’llRead… Read more »
The Government Printing Office turned 150 years old this year. Did you know, GPO actually opened the day President Lincoln was inaugurated? Federal News Radio has put together a cool multimedia series looking at GPO’s history. Web editor and fellow GovLooper Jolie Lee was responsible for the project and it turned out great! Definitely beRead… Read more »
What are the issues adopting ITIL Social/Political Changing a business model is difficult, even a new model such as I.T. A culture of how I.T. organizations and staff behave has been well established in most companies so effecting a change can be difficult. Most I.T. departments are established as small development shops with the serviceRead… Read more »
Deltek’s Manager of State and Local Industry Analysis Chris Dixon reports. Back in 2009, INPUT forecast that reducing $67 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse (or “improper payments” in the federal parlance) by state-administered federal programs would be a major initiative between 2009 and 2014. Recent proclamations by the Obama administration have bolstered our predictionRead… Read more »
Using renewable energy can be tricky. For example, when the wind blows and people need power, life is pretty simple for wind turbine operators. But what happens when the wind blows at off-peak times? Can that energy be stored? As most of us already know, the answer is “yes, but we’re still working on theRead… Read more »