In a panic about what to get the civic nerd(s) in your posse this holiday season? In the spirit of the holidays (and shopping procrastinators everywhere), I’d like to provide this informative, “extremely official” guide — so you don’t feel compelled to go out and buy a drone for each of them. (Big shout outRead… Read more »
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DorobekINSIDER Live – Experts Weigh in on Tech Trends
A special edition of the DorobekINSIDER today we went LIVE. This is the second time we’ve done this and we’ll be doing it regularly in next year. The idea is to get smart people together and share ideas because we believe that the real power of information comes when it is shared. Today, we’re lookingRead… Read more »
The Culture Of Secrecy In Government
A culture of secrecy exists among local government officials The business of government should be conducted as openly and transparently as possible. Every organization has a culture, a predominating attitude and behavior by which it operates. Government officials are supposed to serve the interests of the public, yet many government entities including those at theRead… Read more »
5 Emerging Trends of Social Media in the Public Sector
Throughout the month of December, GovLoop has been reviewing the year in government technology – everything from BYOD to social media, I’ve been working to highlight some case studies, best practices and try and condense the year down into one post, while looking forward to the year 2013. Follow along here by viewing GovLoop’s YearRead… Read more »
GovLoop Templates – Project Risk Register
***Want more project management tips from author Chris Cairns? Join us at the Leading Great Projects session next Tuesday, 9/10 at our GovLoop Virtual Innovators Summit – free rsvp**** Nearly every government project needs to employ risk management processes and practices to ensure successful delivery. A Risk Register (or Risk Log) is one of theRead… Read more »
A Brief Look Back at Cloud Computing in 2012
This year many organizations were looking to transition to cloud computing to find cost savings and new efficiencies. With the launch of FedRAMP and agencies challenged to take a “cloud first” mentality, cloud adoption increased in the public sector. Follow along here by viewing GovLoop’s Year in Review Guide, our related blog series, and podcasts.Read… Read more »
Balancing School and a Part-time Job or Internship
Whether it’s to make money to help pay for school or simply to become financially independent, many students take on a part-time job during their undergraduate years. A part-time job can be a blessing, helping put some of your financial woes at ease by guaranteeing regular income. But combined with your academic commitments, a part-timeRead… Read more »
Streamlining an integrated program management support function over one overarching government organization…
A couple of weeks ago, a Fed approached me on how she should approach the challenge of streamlining an integrated program management support function across multiple divisions of one overarching government organization, which has over 100 projects ranging from $250k to $1B in life-cycle costs. My answer, based on my own experience: To effectively deliverRead… Read more »
TSP Talk – Weekly Wrap Up
We went into last week looking at some pretty strong chart action, and into Wednesday it looked like we were going to get some solid breakouts. Then, at the conclusion of the Fed’s FOMC meeting, the market indices reversed themselves and we ended with a flat to mixed week. Here are the updated weekly, monthly,Read… Read more »
Balancing Grad School and a Full-Time Job
Graduate school is a challenge, no matter how you look at it. Intensive courses, fieldwork, internships — not to mention the amount of writing and reading that must be done. But no one ever said it would be easy. Adding a full-time job on top of a grad school regimen, however, can break your schedule,Read… Read more »