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High School in Oakland Celebrates Workers’ Rights in AFGE Film Festival
The American Federation of Government Employees knows that the younger generation represents the future of America. It includes our future leaders, defenders, and workers for our democracy. As they approach their assimilation into the workforce, knowing the rights that are afforded to them are of utmost importance to protect them from exploitation. That is whatRead… Read more »
After online $h1tstorm German credit bureau drops Facebook research project
The German credit rating company Schufa announced this week the plan to start a research project analyzing citizen data posted on Facebook to triangulate it with their credit rating. Schufa, a corporation that works for large credit card companies, banks, merchants, etc., collects information about their clients’ clients (you and I) and basically rates theirRead… Read more »
AFGE Comm. Squad hears Nancy Pelosi, Rachel Maddow
This Wednesday, June 6, several members of the AFGE Comm Squad attended the event “Celebrating 25 Years of Service: The Honorable Nancy Pelosi” at the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum. The event featured a moderated conversation with MSNBC’S Rachel Maddow and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who recently celebrated her 25th anniversary of congressional service. Pelosi is theRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: June 08, 2012
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Social Media: Useless and indispensable? Naomi Simson writes a contrarian post titled “Face it – social media is not the answer to customer engagement” which juxtaposes nicely with “Social Media Customer Service Faces a High Bar,” an article that demonstrates how customers expect a response through social media within 24 hours. How muchRead… Read more »
Developing the National Cybersecurity Workforce, The National Level Exercise 2012, and More
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new initiative to develop and recruit the national cybersecurity workforce. More here. A Washington Post poll finds that Americans are divided about what role, if any, the federal government should play in setting and enforcing cybersecurity standards forRead… Read more »
Big data is great — BUT only when the information is accurate
Big Data — it’s the latest buzz word making its way across government. “Trends emerge and they get labeled. Provider flock to the new label, align themselves and say, ‘look we’ve always been doing this,’” says Paul Wohlleben the President of Wohlleben consulting and a former federal CIO. But what really is Big Data? WohllebenRead… Read more »
Thin is In: How Cook County Is Improving Services with Thin Clients
CIO Bridget Dancy calls them the “best kept secret in county government.” No, it’s not the caped crusader Batman or The Avengers – they’re something far more cost-effective and efficient…. Thin clients! This week we’re telling the story of how local governments like Cook County in Illinois have traded in thousands of slow, aging computerRead… Read more »
How to guide for implementing the Digital Government Strategy
We’ve talked a lot about the White House’s new Digital Government Strategy. But if you haven’t seen it, you can find our recap here. It’s a massive strategy with more than 29 goals that all need to be accomplished in a very short period of time. So how do you actually implement the plan? That’sRead… Read more »
Potential Pitfalls of “Shared First”
Shared services — the Obama Administration is pushing its Shared Service Strategy. Share first is aimed at helping agencies improve the return on their IT investments, close productivity gaps and increase communications and collaboration amongst key stakeholders. It’s all part of OMB’s 25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT. Greg Bateman is the senior directorRead… Read more »