Esri UC featured dozens of case studies on GIS, but the City of Rancho Cucamonga was one of the highlights. One of the best stories of the Esri Plenary Session comes from the city of Rancho Cucamonga. Rancho Cucamonga is suburb of San Bernardino County, California, which has a population of about 165,000. To meetRead… Read more »
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Getting the Most from Strategic Reviews
Sometimes looking to your past can improve your future. Napoleon marching on Moscow is an example of project management, which helped future generals avoid being blinded by their own hubris. Closed societies, like the Ming Dynasty in China, illustrate the dangers of getting closed off from potential growth and later helped other societies prosper fromRead… Read more »
Want to Attract Bright, Young Candidates? Treat Them Like It
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. -Indira Gandhi I have a friend who works for Google. He wakes up every morning greeted by Google transportation that will bring him to work. HeRead… Read more »
Re-Thinking How Your Organization Delivers Services
GovLoop’s recent guide, How Cloud is Reinventing Government, explores the how cloud is helping agencies unlock innovation and improve service delivery. The report includes four government case studies, best practices and insights from industry leaders. Below is an excerpt from our guide. Read the full report here. Faced with declining budgets and revenues, Chief TechnologyRead… Read more »
Announcing the 2014 Code for America Accelerator Class
We’re excited to announce the 2014 Code for America Accelerator class. It was a tough selection process — with strong applications from more than 112 companies. Ultimately, we decided on five key companies. The 2014 class of the CfA Accelerator includes: AmigoCloud (San Francisco, Calif.): Founded by Ragi Burhum and Victor Chernetsky, AmigoCloud is aRead… Read more »
A Federal Ghostland: Where Have All the Managers Gone?
Pay freezes, budget cuts, furloughs – it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, but after years of record low employee satisfaction, government’s senior executives are leaving the civil service at a rapidly increasing rate. According to a new report from the Senior Executive Service and George Washington University, this gap is creating the possibilityRead… Read more »
Managing Security in a Dynamic Threat Environment
Government needs to become more agile and efficient in the way it combats cyberthreats. Explore our latest guide on the Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM) program to learn how. The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program is poised to transform how government combats cyberthreats. We spoke with Robert Roy, CISSP, CEH, Federal Chief Technology Officer,Read… Read more »
Federal Government Talent Acquisition — Streamlining the Process
Like many (some would say most or all) aspects of the United States Federal government, human capital management can prove to be more complex and more difficult to change for an agency than that of the private sector. Budget constraints, ingrained and inflexible procedures, limited staffing, complicated application processes, government regulations and hiring requirements, andRead… Read more »
Just Use the Easy (Blue) Button
Do you ever wish you had a real-life Easy-Button at your command? Not just for the typical Staples situations like buying a laptop, filling an ink cartridge, or stocking up on office supplies — but for real life situations. Many Americans’ expectation of government process is fairly low due to long lines at the DMV,Read… Read more »
Boring Bureaucracy? Not in Texas
Young Government Leaders (YGL) and GovLoop present the NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The 4th Annual NextGen Public Service Awards will be given at the 2014 NextGen Award’s Ceremony, which will kick off the NextGen Training Summit on July 23rd in Washington, DC. We have 18 finalists in six differentRead… Read more »