On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Facebook gets a new newsfeed. That’s great for the average user, but how will the new newsfeed impact government’s social media outreach. Click here for the full recap. But up front: Sequestration’s Furloughs Start Furlough notices went out for some feds this week: The Labor Department has sent furlough notices toRead… Read more »
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Facebook to get a Facelift – Good for government?
“Facebook announced a redesigned News Feed–a radical makeover of their core product at the heart of their homepage. The big changes are easy to spot. The feed is now a unified design between desktops and mobiles, its images are bigger, and every bit of information is more personalized at the user’s end,” said Mark Wilson.Read… Read more »
A list of mobile apps that I use regularly
I received a few emails recently asking me about my favourite mobile apps. Rather than responding individually I have decided to create a public blog post out of my response in case others are interested as well. Out of the hundreds of apps (on iOS, BB and Android platforms) that I have downloaded since IRead… Read more »
11 March CTOvision Podcast: Bob and Ryan Discuss the state of Mobile supported enterprise
By Ryan Kamauff In today’s podcast Bob Gourley and I discuss the value of Mobile devices in the enterprise. We talk about using the Cloud to protect the enterprise and the data center, and architectural decisions surround cloud and mobile computing. Bob and I dip into wearable computing (I cannot wait, he is a littleRead… Read more »
Organizations using web crawlers, DARPA will no longer support CFT, VMware’s Horizon Mirage 4.0
By Marcus Williams More Cyber News we are tracking: Several organizations around the country have been collecting and selling PII, DARPA will no longer support CFT, VMware’s Horizon Mirage 4.0, and more Who’s keeping track of Who? After reading this article it made me reconsider how I shop or pay bills online. Several organizations aroundRead… Read more »
Crowdsourcing Solutions, One Competition at a Time: TopCoder Profiled – 2
Last week we told you about TopCoder. (You can access the entire interview here). But basically TopCoder is member based group of more than 460,000 coders from around the world, that harnesses the power of crowd-sourcing to achieve goals. It seems fairly straightforward right? But, Mike Lydon, the Chief Technology Officer, told Chris Dorobek onRead… Read more »
The New Industrialists – Datacenters and Rebuilding the Economy
Driving that final spike in the Transcontinental Railroad. I had a great conversation last week with one of my direct reports and our CEO. As those of you who know me well, you understand that I am a traditional capitalist. I understand the depths of industrial risk and expansion that helped build the US economyRead… Read more »
Trends and Predictions for Government- Oracle Public Sector Summit
Oracle recently hosted the Oracle Public Sector Virtual Summit which included several presentations, online chat discussions and virtual exhibits focused on helping public sector organizations optimize service delivery in a more efficient, cost-effective manner. In case you missed it, or want to view something again, you can check out the full event on-demand by clickingRead… Read more »
Launch Festival 2013: A Healthcare Innovation Perspective
Original photo: Cristian Liu The following is a guest post by Cristian Liu, a healthcare strategist with in-depth experience in international services, technology and government sectors. Cristian is passionate about the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship and social innovation. Follow him on Twitter. Three days of demos, pitches, and inspirational talks. $100,000 invested into a hackathonRead… Read more »
Wading through the sequestration back and forth – Plus the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Sequestration is a monumental loss of government productivity and further erodes what the government is supposed to be doing,” said UMD Public Policy Dean, Don Kettl. Do you agree? The DorobekINSIDER Sequestration reader: Day 6 — There are talks The headlines: There are talks going on. Last night, President Obama metRead… Read more »