ELGL is pleased to participate in “Link-In Live Networking, Real People, Real Conversations” at the First Avenue Career & Graduate School Expo at University of Portland Chiles Center this Friday, April 5. The networking event is from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM. The Link In Live networking session is an opportunity for students to meetRead… Read more »
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Is the “open government” movement’s emphasis on technology creating two classes of citizens based on technological literacy?
Originally published on April 1, 2013 as Matching Technological Literacy with Delivery of Government Services. I have a neighbor, let’s call him John. I’ve know him for more than 20 years. He’s been very close to our family all that time. He’s seen our children grow up. He’s helped my wife deal with household disastersRead… Read more »
New GovLoop Report Identifies 5 Components of a Digital Government
Announcing GovLoop Latest Report: Crafting a Comprehensive Digital Government Strategy Excerpt of Executive Summary | View Online Below or Download PDF Last week GovLoop released the report, Crafting a Comprehensive Digital Government Strategy. This report draws upon a survey of 94 members of the GovLoop community who are currently adopting emerging technology at the state,Read… Read more »
DHS CIO Spires put ‘on leave’, Enterprises running Java versions that are months out of date, analysis finds and more
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. DHS CIO Spires put ‘on leave’ – “FedScoop has learned that Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Information Officer Richard Spires has been put on immediate ‘on leave’ status with no further explanation as to why. Inquiries made to DHS officials aboutRead… Read more »
More “not invented here” — on design thinking and Australia
When I was on my recent trip to Japan and Korea, I came across an article in the Financial Times describing Australia’s reticence in adopting design thinking in business. The article itself is a high-level summary of research done at MGSM by Dr Lars Groeger and Leanne Sobel. It’s a little chilling when you readRead… Read more »
Revealed: Robotic Jellyfish the Size of A Full Grown Man
By Kat Berry Researchers at Virginia Tech college of Engineering have revealed a stunningly lifelike autonomous robotic jellyfish the size of a full grown man. The robot is 5 foot and 7 inches long coming in at 170 pounds. And is designed to run on its own energy and to use less energy like aRead… Read more »
Learning from the World Bank’s “Big Data” Exploration Weekend
Note: Steve Ressler suggested I post this article here, which I originally published March 21 on my own blog. It describes my firsthand experience with a recent “data dive” weekend, sponsored by the World Bank and others, where teams of analysts gathered to address a series of development related problems fed by data files collectedRead… Read more »
03.28.13: Your Morning Buzz
Landslide on Washington island affects 34 homes The High Five What Should Become of the Aging Astrodome? Officials are grappling with this choice: spend tens of millions to demolish the stadium, or hundreds of millions to save it. Consultant: Expect many applicants for Lebanon manager – “People also mentioned that they want someone who hasRead… Read more »
Hacking the Hackathon
At Code for America, we’re no stranger to the hackathon and its event cousins: iconathons, make-a-thons, write-a-thons, and more. In 2013 alone, we hosted two hackathons at our San Francisco office, and partnered on events in 12 cities—and it’s only March. With so much experience, it’s easy to prep for new events by focusing solelyRead… Read more »
Julia Pierson, 1st female director of the Secret Service – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
It’s Telework Week here on the DorobekINSIDER. Each day we will follow a telework trendsetter in the wake of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to end telework. On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: It’s Telework Week here on the DorobekINSIDER and Jennifer Glass says she is shocked by Mayer’s decision because employers get more out telework thanRead… Read more »