Weekly Round-up (now with 100% more weltanschauung)

From John Kamensky: Gov Exec: 2010 Census, after all the hoopla: “On time and under budget” Gov Exec: Defense abandons insourcing efforts: “we weren’t seeing the savings we had hoped for.” Gov Exec: Gates Announces DOD Cuts: Business Transformation Agency, Joint Forces Command, the CIO’s office all get the axe. The Center for American ProgressRead… Read more »

Contract Specialists in Hawaii

NAVFAC Pacific located in Pearl Harbor, HI is seeking Contract Specialists (GS-1102-12) to serve in the Services Contracts Division. The NAVFAC Pacific Services Contracts Division provides contract vehicles for Base Operating Support, DoD utility contracts (water, wastewater, electric and natural gas) and contract vehicles that can be utilized by all NAVFAC offices: Global Contingency ServicesRead… Read more »

Paradigm shift: Use Consultants Surgically

We applaud Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ recent announcement of his proposed initiative to cut costs, as we also applaud the Office of Management and Budget’s move to halt IT modernization efforts that have consistently cost more and delivered less than promised. We see a paradigm shift in how government is working – instead of justRead… Read more »

Of Trees and Teleworking

In the past couple of weeks, the DC metro area was wracked by massive storms that compounded commuting woes (and split an apartment building in half). My commuting time more than doubled. Much–maligned power company Pepco featured two Flickr feeds documenting the storm damage and indirectly making a strong case for teleworking. In the daysRead… Read more »

Telework Improvement Act Impacts Agency Hiring and Retention Efforts

Originally posted to Unleash the Monster As the federal workforce becomes younger – almost one in three of the 142,690 federal workers hired last year were 29 or younger and one in four was between 30 and 39 – the “typical workday” may change dramatically. The road to one change was paved earlier this summerRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links – August 13, 2010

Catch a shooting star: Vanessa Fox: ‘Knowledge is a Mashup’ Andrew Turner: CrisisCommons and Congress Alex Williams: City of Denver Dives Into the World of Open-Source Natalie Binder: Rocking the State – Human Resources Dan Zarrella: How To – Get Tweetable Moments from Your Presentations Mark Paterson: APS 200 Public Sector Innovation Project Amanda Eamich:Read… Read more »

SIR v8

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is a comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the evolving threat landscape, and addresses such topics as software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. http://www.microsoft.com/security/about/sir/videos.aspx#2

Commerce’s EDA Grants & Awards Boost Global Exports

The Economic Development Administration (EDA), an arm of the US Department of Commerce, is accepting applications for its 2010 Innovation in Economic Development Awards to spotlight projects of national significance that advance innovation, boost competitiveness and create jobs. Among the four categories, of special interest is one for Innovation in Global Export Promotion, in whichRead… Read more »