Diversity – learn more at Federal Senior Management Conference, 4/10-4/13

Laura Liswood – Monday, April 11, 2011 – Lunch KeynoteSecretary General of the Council and co-founder of the Council of Women World Leaders and author of The Loudest Duck: Moving Beyond Diversity. Global Leadership and Diversity: Crossing the Lines to AchievementLaura Liswood is co-founder of the Council of Women World Leaders, a global organization comprisedRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Roundup: Week of February 11, 2011

The General Services Administration unveils a sustainability tool, Seattle government makes interacting with the city easier with a single login, Jeff Pon gives tips on addressing the boss’s concerns about telework, and FEMA uses Twitter to talk and to listen, all in this week’s version of the Gov 2.0 Roundup. –Earlier this week, the GeneralRead… Read more »

You’ve come a long way baby

Yeah, so it’s a me post. Sorry. Something @willperrin said to me today after this afternoons #lgovsm session has really really hit a sore spot. So, naturally, I’m here to share the sore spot. Because I’m that kind of girl. But also because…he had a point. And it’s always the comments which are true whichRead… Read more »

C² TECHNOLOGIES NAMES WILLIAM GERHART TO LEAD STRATEGIC GROWTH

VIENNA, VA (Feb. 7, 2011) — C2 Technologies, Inc. announced today from its headquarters here that William C. Gerhart has joined the company as Corporate Senior Vice President for Business. Mr. Gerhart will be responsible for managing the company’s long-term growth strategy, and leading efforts to capture Federal, state, and local government business. He willRead… Read more »

Federal Cloud Computing Strategy

Since the CIO.gov site is down for maintenance I wanted to help spread the word on this new document, the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. I hate to say this, but I have not read it myself yet! But I have read everything else Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has had a hand in publishing and IRead… Read more »

The FedCoach: The Agency ‘Game of Telephone’

Thanks for your comments this week about how federal managers and political appointees can best form a productive working relationship. Please continue sharing your ideas and questions by leaving a comment or emailing me at [email protected]. Fed Coach reader and former political appointee Dan Mintz emailed with additional advice, based on his own experience asRead… Read more »

The Federal Coach: ‘Warm But Tough’ Nannerl Keohane on What Makes A Good Leader

With more than forty years of experience in higher education, leadership expert Nannerl O. Keohane is a leading scholar in political philosophy, feminism and education. Keohane served as president of Wellesley College and later as the first female president of Duke University. Today, she teaches at Princeton University as a Rockefeller distinguished visiting professor ofRead… Read more »

Data Centers: New Use for Blighted Downtowns?

After the economic bust, a number of cities have been left with literally blocks of abandoned office space, creating an eyesore as well as hazards due to decay, arson, and squatters. However, according to an article by Robert Sharoff in the New York Times, cities such as St. Louis are finding new tenants for theirRead… Read more »

Zafesoft: Next Generation Content Security

Zafesoft provides enterprises with new means of securing content while ensuring users get access to the info they need. The designers of the technology are some of the greatest minds in the security business. The company CEO, Sandeep Tiwari is a world renowned IT business professional with extensive experience in delivering functionality at scale. HeRead… Read more »