Last week, I attended the National Association of State CIOs midyear conference. While there were comments about budgets, broadband and mobility initiatives, the conversation took an unexpected turn – people were discussing the speed of new technology deployment. Given that this is an election year, the challenges associated with new technology investments – from theRead… Read more »
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Allison Wolff – Failure is an Option
The description below has been selected as one of 12 finalists for the Next Generation of Government Training Summit Speaker Contest. To vote, simply sign in to your GovLoop account (Not a member yet? Sign up for free now!) and then click the big ‘Awesome’ button at the bottom of the post. Everyone is encouragedRead… Read more »
CIOs and Feds react to the White House’s Digital Government Strategy
ATTENTION— If you haven’t already checked out our recap of the Obama Administration’s new Digital Government Strategy do that first. You can read it right here. Or listen to Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and CTO Todd Park lay it out at an event sponsored by ACT/IAC and AFFIRM. “The bottom line in these series ofRead… Read more »
Modelling open data – new visualisation from recently released BOM data
The Bureau of Meteorology has released new data for reuse under Creative Commons licensing, ahead of the upcoming GovHack in Canberra next week, and Mark Hatcher has used it to model 153 years of Sydney weather in a short video (image to right). The higher the temperatures, the warmer the colours. This is a goodRead… Read more »
Modelling open data – new visualisation from recently released BOM data
The Bureau of Meteorology has released new data for reuse under Creative Commons licensing, ahead of the upcoming GovHack in Canberra next week, and Mark Hatcher has used it to model 153 years of Sydney weather in a short video (image to right). The higher the temperatures, the warmer the colours. This is a goodRead… Read more »
Operation Jump Start: Getting soliders back on their feet one suit at a time
Helping returning vets transition to new careers one suit at a time. Returning vets face a significantly higher unemployment rate than the rest of the country. One organization is trying to combat the problem head on. It’s called Operation Jump-Start VIII and their aim is to give returning vets suits and gift cards to prepareRead… Read more »
Context on hBase
HBase is an open source data base with some very special features you should take note of. This post provides some context of hBase. Most of this information was gleaned from the great reference material at Cloudera.com, which has become the go-to site for learning about Big Data approaches, especially capabilities related to Apache Hadoop.Read… Read more »
Top 5 Skills Needed to Advance Your Career
With the Baby Boomers exiting the workforce, the next generation of the workforce is preparing to take on more leadership roles. Entering leadership roles means new responsibilities will emerge for employees. I’ve identified five core skills needed for future leaders, and skills that will be needed to advance your career. I’ve listed my five skillsRead… Read more »
Default Open Data: White House Launches New Digital Government Strategy
On Tuesday the Obama administration laid out their ambitious Digital Government Strategy. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and Federal CTO Todd Park unveiled the strategy at the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC that took place in New York. “It’s a roadmap to transform government to be an enablement platform. Open data will be the new default. On topRead… Read more »
Separating Fact from Fiction on Virtual Events
People, Profits, and So What? Virtual Events: State of the Sector A panel of experts debates the latest research on virtual conferences Thursday, May 31, 2:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern time Free Educational Webinar Series from iCohere 1.25 Hour CAE credit Space is strictly limited to 200 live attendees. No vendors please. Register Now Please joinRead… Read more »