Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week: Superlatives! Big ideas! Great Quotes! Newest releases! The USDA has released an API for developers to access information from its National Farmer’s Market Directory. Alex Howard writes on Slate.com about “The Best Thing” the president has done “this month” (bonus: infographic of “every big idea ever“) On GovLoop, Steve Ressler sharesRead… Read more »
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Group Decision Tip: My first thought is probably not my best
In principle, my initial reaction — my first thought — is very rarely my best thought. Often my first thought is absurd and shows me how not to react. Like first brush strokes on a canvas, first thoughts provide a starting place for more refined thoughts, for subsequent brush strokes. First thoughts, like initial brushRead… Read more »
Innovate, Deliver, Protect and Analyze, the Path to Ideal IT
By Ryan Kamauff Steven VanRoekel gave an excellent keynote on Wednesday at the FOSE conference. Mr VanRoekel is a former Microsoft executive who has been in the Federal Government since 2009. He outlined the steps that he is pushing as the Federal CIO to improve IT throughout the government. He highlighted the pervasiveness of mobileRead… Read more »
What’s Next for the Digital Government Strategy – DorobekINSIDER LIVE Expert Panel Discusses
Yesterday, there was a special edition of the DorobekINSIDER Live focusing on the Digital Government Strategy, One Year Later. One year ago, federal CIO Steven VanRoekel announced the Digital Government Strategy that grew to include mobile, open data, and how to measure all of this “stuff” in this age of austerity. A full synopsis ofRead… Read more »
“Poverty/Wealth in America” is the September Inaugural Issue of the National Dialogue Network
Here’s an important announcement from John Spady of the National Dialogue Network project… Hello friends, I have important results to share with everyone! The National Dialogue Network (NDN) conducted a survey in April 2013. A total of 415 people participated (including both self-selected and random panel responses). Each participant ranked their top five choices fromRead… Read more »
GovTek Awards Need Your Input: You can help recognize a tech champion
By Bob Gourley Friends at the Government Technology Research Alliance have an awards activity they call the GovTek Awards. They seek community input and then provide awards in categories designed to highlight contributions in many key federal IT disciplines. You can check out the 2012 winners here. It is time to vote for their 2013Read… Read more »
Lessons in Leadership from General Stanley McChrystal
By Ryan Kamauff The opening keynote at this year’s FOSE conference was delivered by General Stanley McChrystal. General McChrystal was formerly the Commander of International Security Assistance Force as well the United States Forces in Afghanistan. General McChrystal has also commanded the Joint Special Operations Command and the 75th Ranger Regiment. He recently retired fromRead… Read more »
The Business of IT – Find the Right Focus
The partisan environment in Washington has resulted in a near paralysis of logical decision making. The sequestration is just the latest, perhaps most egregious, example. Is this the best our leaders can do? What will it take to change things for the better? How should CIOs and other Federal executives execute their missions under theseRead… Read more »
Vote up and share the Living Room Conversations video!
This post was submitted by NCDD member Joan Blades, co-founder of Living Room Conversations and MoveOn.org… At times I feel like a mad scientist bringing together people with diverse views to have conversations about challenging issues. In unstructured social circumstances, I would be concerned about potential blow-ups. What awes me again and again — theRead… Read more »
FOSE Preview – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: In order for an agency to be innovative you have to empower your employees and leave room for failure. So which agencies are doing that effectively? Insights from the Innovation Index with Deloitte’s Dan Helfrich. Click here for the full recap. But up front: It is FOSE week — FOSE, whichRead… Read more »