Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »
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What if I told you I could increase your productivity by 25%?
In July McKinsey released a report entitled The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies. The report offers up some interesting findings (many of which are worth noting, so I suggest you read it; but one in particular caught my eye. Here’s the excerpt from their dandy of an intro: “While 72 percentRead… Read more »
Counterintelligence Strategic Partnerships
Editor’s Note: The following background and overview of the FBI Counterintelligence Strategic Partnerships Program is from the FBI Strategic Partnership site, we will be providing more information from this site on a periodic basis as a service to the community. -bg The challenge: to protect United States sensitive information, technologies, and thereby competitiveness in anRead… Read more »
Obama’s Reddit AMA, Intelligence Community Cloud Operating System, and More
Here’s today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Army added two new appendices to its guide “End-State Army Enterprise Network Architecture” that provide further guidance and standards for deployed tactical and the enterprise networks. More here. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers released a report advising members to develop a Big DataRead… Read more »
Is your succession plan ready for the retirement tsunami? Is open source the norm in government? And Day 2 of the RNC
On today’s program The retirement tsunami or not, succession planning is essential for any good organization. How well does the government do? We’ll get results from a new survey. Click here for the full recap. Is open source becoming the norm for government? We’ll talk to Red Hat. Click here for the full recap. AndRead… Read more »
Isaac knocks out the power at a Naval Air Base near New Orleans — 7 stories you need to know
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 30th of August, 2012 The winners are in for the best state and local government websites. First place winners are the state of Alabama, Orange County, Fla., and Louisville, Ky. Government Technology says the honors went to websites that demonstrated innovation, usability and maximum functionalityRead… Read more »
6 Reasons NOT to get a GSA Contract
I am is in the business of giving companies a GSA Contract, and Maintaining those contracts. But I will be the first to admit that it isn’t for everyone, and I assess every single company that call me before beginning the large undertaking of getting them on schedule. The truth is that there are sixRead… Read more »
Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government
GovLoop GIS Report Identifying the Promise of GIS for Gov The Art of Map Making How Great Maps Tell Compelling Stories Using GIS During an Emergency Case Study from Larimer County Geo-Enabled Data How Geo is Transforming Services Thank You to Our Sponsor Visit the Esri Page on GovLoop // // Tweet // The GovLoopRead… Read more »
Thoma Bravo acquires Deltek for $1.1B — What does this mean for government contracting?
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has acquired government contractor Deltek for $1.1 billion all-cash transaction. Deltek leadership will remain in place at the Herndon, Va.-based company. Deltek’s stockholders will receive $13 in cash for each share of Deltek stock. But what will this mean for the contracting community in general? Kevin Parker is the PresidentRead… Read more »
These Are The Drones You’re Looking For
Growth and rapid changes in the American economy often come from military spending. The Wright Brothers had funding from a U.S. Army contract that helped pave the wave for today’s global airlines. Atomic weapons begot atomic power after the Second World War. Civilian satellites for research came after NASA developed space technologies. The precursor toRead… Read more »