Last week, we held our West Coast LAUNCHpad Salon with the LAUNCH team to talk lessons learned from two successful events, LAUNCH:Water and LAUNCH:Health; and start planning LAUNCH:Energy. The Cazneau Group, one of our implementation partners, hosted the Salon at their offices in Sausalito, California. Great conversation, great setting, great food. But best of all,Read… Read more »
North Carolina aims to use data to predict health crises, NASA moves NSSC to the cloud, the Secret Service turns to technology to makeover a long-used training tool, suggestions for preserving Gov 2.0 data in the cloud, and the IRS helps you track your refund, all in this week’s version of the Gov 2.0 Roundup.Read… Read more »
Last time, I wrote about the quest for finding the real “total” in total cost of ownership (TCO). As you consider the “cost” of TCO, I would like to offer some thoughts that might be useful as you evaluate document management projects and cost proposals. Failed deployments During my time at my housing agency, itRead… Read more »
Attorney General Rob McKenna wrote the following post for our Facebook page today. Additionally, Facebook is sharing McKenna’s post on its Facebook and Privacy Page, which also includes remarks from experts at the the Future of Privacy Forum, Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and NetChoice. Original post
By Stephanie Elsner, Events Coordinator It was great to see so many familiar faces during GovDelivery’s Minnesota user event on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The 66 clients in attendance at the Bloomington Holiday Inn not only heard about the latest and greatest product developments, but were treated to a presentation by Stearns County, Minnesota. Officials fromRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda My colleague, John Bordeaux, has me thinking about the Internet of Things. Slate ran an article about ThingD, which is trying to add a social dimension to that other internet. (So far, though, I like Uncrate more–better curation. I’m saving up for a Seabreacher!) I foresee strong implications for government agencies. Slate’s MichaelRead… Read more »
In case you missed any posts from earlier this week, we’ve collected them below in a handy list for you! Monday Video: Top Green Inventions The Science of Green: Bioprospecting Green Building: A Building Code with a Payback Green Jobs Lead the Way in California Don’t forget to check out the latest green government newsRead… Read more »
As the commissioner of Internal Revenue, Douglas H. Shulman presides over the nation’s tax system, which collects approximately $2.4 trillion in tax revenue each year and processes 250 million returns every tax season. The IRS touches every facet of American society, including individual taxpayers, the tax-exempt sector, small businesses and large corporations. Shulman has experienceRead… Read more »
Yep, I’m going to talk about politics. But first, an apology. <apology> You may have noticed a dip in posting frequency as of late here on pmStudent.com. My sincere apologies for neglecting you, dear readers. I have become rather politically active as of late, primarily in relation to my work advocating for children with specialRead… Read more »
This is a post that has been brewing for a long while, so sorry if it smells a bit. The basic concept hit me during FutureGov‘s excellent CityCamp London event, and keeps reoccurring as I have chats with people and read stuff online. It’s not a post about technology, really, but rather taking some ofRead… Read more »