In our recent GovLoop survey we found that 38% of government professionals are using open source software at their agencies at a basic level. What benefits has leveraging open source brought these agencies? And what’s standing in the way of agencies taking their open source strategy to the next level? We asked these questions andRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Ever wonder where your Internet comes from or where it goes when it leaves your living room? After a squirrel took a bite out of his home internet cable, Journalist Andrew Blum decided to go on a mission to find where the internet is located. Seriously. His goal was to findRead… Read more »
With over 200 federal health plans to choose from, it is easy to get bogged down. In fact, when it comes to Open Season, the prevailing notion is to do nothing. Feds stay with the same plan year after year, even if premiums go up and benefits change. That’s why we reached out to WaltRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Federal employee job satisfaction plummeted again this year to the lowest levels since OPM began surveying morale in 2002. So, what can be done to buck the trend next year? We get three insights from Tom Fox at the Partnership for Public Service. But up front: National Journal: An Obama administrationRead… Read more »
Federal pay, sequestration and uncertain agency funding have weakened federal-employee satisfaction, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint survey. For the second year in a row, overall employee satisfaction scores fell, dipping below 60 percent this year, reports Federal News Radio. A sharp drop in employees’ satisfaction with their pay, down 5Read… Read more »
Following the procurement and acquisition cycles of leading companies can be a daunting process, yet it is often the best way to predict which technologies will become essential in the years to come. An important example of an acquisition with this kind of significance is Oracle’s recent purchase of Big Machines, a cloud-based platform. AtRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: What happens when major projects fail? How do you rebound? Keep your team motivated? Insights from the Partnership for Public Service. But up front: The Atlantic: How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines Roll Call oped: David Hawkings: Budgetary Tunnel Vision: No Early Light atRead… Read more »
Within cloud computing, services can be offered privately by a service provider or publicly when applications and storage are available to the general public over the internet. Both models have their own advantages in cost and efficiency. Public clouds are often the most budget-conscious platform through their unique cost-sharing capabilities. The public cloud is justRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Back in 2010, Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The goal was simple, strengthen performance management in agencies. That sounds simple, but in the government culture, it is hard to focus on outcomes over results. Find out the keys to performance management success. But up front: NY Times:Read… Read more »
In case you missed it, the 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) was issued by OPM on Friday. Federal Times reports: “Federal employee job satisfaction ratings dipped again this year across a broad array of yardsticks.” “Of 77 areas measured by the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, 53 showed declines in satisfaction and most of theRead… Read more »