By Ryan Kamauff Today IT decision makers are being forced to make harder and tougher questions. They must cut costs while meeting increased demands on their networks, adhere to stringent regulations and defend from a variety of threats. Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) are two metrics which are receiving increasedRead… Read more »
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Understanding local government innovation and how it spreads
Open data, BYOD, data analytics, for many local government’s those innovative ideas aren’t a reality. For many them most important innovations are those that change their bureaucratic processes to improve the way they deliver their services while reducing their costs, according to a recently released report from the New American Foundation. Rachel Burstein is aRead… Read more »
Making Good Economic Decisions with Stats – Plus Your Weekend Reads
Every friday here on the DorobekINSIDER we try and take a step back and look at the bigger picture. Today we are talking about making better decisions by using statistical models. Jeff Grover is the author of the book Strategic Economic Decision Making. He told Chris Dorobek that using stats in your decision making processRead… Read more »
iPhone app to track contract visibility, IT supply-chain security standards and more
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. hōrd iPhone app aims to revolutionize contract visibility – “ hōrd gives users access to real-time contract activity, including the ability to follow new listings by agency, specific contracting officers and private-sector contract history and activity.” This data comes from FedBizOpps and USAspending.gov. ThisRead… Read more »
iPhone app to track contract visibility, IT supply-chain security standards and more
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. hōrd iPhone app aims to revolutionize contract visibility – “ hōrd gives users access to real-time contract activity, including the ability to follow new listings by agency, specific contracting officers and private-sector contract history and activity.” This data comes from FedBizOpps and USAspending.gov. ThisRead… Read more »
Talk to Me: Dr. Ted R. Smith on Engaging Citizens through Established Conversations
On April 17th, Chris Dorobek was joined by a panel of professionals to talk citizen engagement on this month’s DorobekINSIDER LIVE. In the conversation with Dr. Ted R. Smith Chief Innovation Officer, Louisville Metro Economic Growth & Innovation, they discussed how the issue is not starting a conversation with the public, but rather having agenciesRead… Read more »
Expert Insights: Three Steps to Implement Analytics
In an environment where agencies are looking to streamline activities, maximize efficiency and significantly decrease waste, fraud and abuse, a comprehensive analytics solution should be considered by government agencies. To get an inside opinion on the benefits of analytics, GovLoop interviewed Adobe’s John Landwehr, Vice President of Digital Government Solutions and Nils Engel, Solutions Engineer.Read… Read more »
Insights from the 4 April 2013 Government Big Data Forum: Part Two
On 4 April 2013, Carahsoft sponsored the Third Annual Government Big Data Forum. This post is the second in a series that seeks to capture key elements of the forum and keep the dialog going. This post captures a high level summary of our three keynote presentations. Kirit Amin kicked off the morning with greatRead… Read more »
The Challenge of Documenting Social Media Activity
It’s human nature to try to record life despite its inevitable transience. This innate desire becomes ever more apparent with the connection (or disconnection?) between social media and records management. Many enjoyed the ephemeral nature of Twitter and Facebook, and this non-permanence was one of the biggest drivers for their use. However, for companies andRead… Read more »
Half of Feds Will Be Furloughed – How Do You Stop Work From Piling Up?
We are on day 47 of the dreaded sequester and the new budget realities are starting to sink in for many agencies. More than half of the federal workforce will be hit with some for of furloughs. So how do you keep your team motivated? What is the real next step? Tom Fox is theRead… Read more »