The Defense Department is looking to evaluate existing commercial electronic health record technologies as the agency intends to replace its old EHR systems. An Oct. 1 solicitation calls on interested contractors to demonstrate their off-the-shelf EHR systems on Oct. 21 in Washington for the department’s Health Management System Modernization program. DoD aims to replace itsRead… Read more »
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Amy Lee Interview from NCDD Seattle
At the 2012 NCDD national conference in Seattle, NCDD member and filmmaker Jeffrey Abelson sat down with over a dozen leaders in our community to ask them about their work and their hopes and concerns for our field and for democratic governance in our country. Today we’re featuring the interview with Amy Lee, Program OfficerRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: October 11, 2013
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Fierce Government ponders “What Data.gov’s closure means for government APIs” with quotes from Sunlight Foundation on how to mitigate the damage in future outages. Forbes has an interesting article about how electric utilities are using big data. With a great video on the smart grid. A fantastic article on “Hacking the Hackathon.” AsRead… Read more »
Gamification: Silly fad or important trend for marketers?
Almost two years ago now I wrote a blog post entitled “Gamification can change behaviour. I have proof“. Since that time, I have become even more interested in this emerging trend and its potential applicability towards societal issues. Last spring, I decided to do some additional research on the topic and create a visual presentationRead… Read more »
Something’s Gotta Give – Why CFOs Face an Uphill Battle
Something’s gotta give. That’s the theme from the new survey by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and Grant Thornton on federal CFOs. The survey finds federal CFOs and their staffs have only enough time, money and know-how to do the basics around financial management. The survey included 100 interviews and 180 self-selected responses fromRead… Read more »
Positioning When You’re A Startup Entering the Government Market
The government market offers plenty of opportunities for startups and entrepreneurs to develop a solid income flow to help weather those first few difficult years when businesses are exposed to unreliable and unsteady revenue streams. Developing an effective business positioning strategy is essential in winning that first government contract. Identifying Potential Government Customers With overRead… Read more »
Democracy New Hampshire Style
A recent analysis by Jim Heaney, documented the declining rate of voting taking place in Buffalo. Only 20% of registered Democrats voted in the Buffalo Mayor primary election. The number of people participating in school board elections is even worse at 7%. The state of New Hampshire ranks higher than the national average for voterRead… Read more »
Those whom control the media, control the people. Part 1
While some of us live our lives in terabytes, there is those who don’t. A big percentage of people rely to get their news from reading the newspaper or the television. For example, earlier this year we had two big tragic events. The first event was the Texas fertilizer plant explosion, which hardly got anyRead… Read more »
#GovShutdown – Day 9 – VA running out of money for Vets – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Healthcare.gov hit some major snags after it launched last week. What went wrong? We get insights from Clay Johnson. GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER #GovShutdown Reader – Day 9: House Republicans are currently drafting a bill that would allow the Defense Department to pay out $100,000 in death benefits during the government shutdown toRead… Read more »
The First Step in Rebuilding Trust During the Government Shutdown
As I was sifting through updates on Facebook last night, I came across an interesting photo that one of my friends “Liked” on her Facebook page. The picture was of a letter sent from Republican Congresswoman, Ann Wagner, to Dan Strodel, Chief Administrative Officer, requesting that her pay be withheld throughout the shutdown. Ann’s requestRead… Read more »