See the latest from GovWin editor Lindley Ashline http://www.govwin.com/blog/13078 Whenever possible, the government uses objective criteria to measure contract performance. However, there are times when the contractor performance cannot be measured objectively due to subjective criteria (e.g., quality/appearance, adhering to schedule/handling delays, technical ingenuity), but the government still wants to build some sort of incentiveRead… Read more »
The SaferBus App allows users to access real time bus safety performance information from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, SaferBus: Provides the general public an efficient way to view and access the safety performance of commercial motor carriers including motor coach andRead… Read more »
The Do’s and Don’ts of Contests, Cloud in Intelligence, Is Acquisition boring for Millennials? by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for April 2, 2012 Apps for the Environment… it is one of the more successful challenges that the government has conducted. What worked… and what didn’t? The EPA has put together their lessons learned —Read… Read more »
Social Connect via: With the release of the federal budget on March 29, 2012, a sigh of relief could be heard all across Ottawa as the full extent of spending cuts and lay-offs were revealed. The cuts to Departments were lower than expected with most Departments being asked to find 5-6% in savings with variationsRead… Read more »
Questionable practices related to organizational scrutiny of the social networking activity of individuals has received a great deal of press recently. My latest blog post provides food for thought for individuals and organizations engaging in these practices (or considering doing so) to reconsider their choices and pursue better alternatives. It also provides additional resources thatRead… Read more »
Stocks saw modest gains last week as the market wrapped up a very successful 1st quarter. For the TSP, the C-fund gained 0.86% last week, the S-fund was up 0.33%, the I-fund added 0.04%, while the F-fund (bonds) gained 0.12% and the G-fund was up 0.04%. For March, the C-fund finished up 3.30%, the S-fundRead… Read more »
Botnet takedowns make front page in this week’s security news in review This week saw a lot of activity on botnet control and disruption as several corporations struggled to disrupt or destroy major botnets and their command-and-control facilities. Botnets are responsible for some of the more incipient and insidious issues that the internet struggles with,Read… Read more »
I know I’m a day early, but I couldn’t resist given that the (Canadian) Federal budget drops today. If you are a federal public servant you may want to consider following 8 simple rules of Budget Time: 1ST RULE: You do not talk about the budget. 2ND RULE: You DO NOT talk about the budget.Read… Read more »
I’m heading to New York City tomorrow for the participatory budgeting conference, which NCDD is proud to be co-sponsoring. I’m excited to learn more about what may be the most rapidly-growing area of our field. I’ve been learning a little about Participatory Budgeting here and there for years now (especially about the great work beingRead… Read more »
I’m heading to New York City tomorrow for the participatory budgeting conference, which NCDD is proud to be co-sponsoring. I’m excited to learn more about what may be the most rapidly-growing area of our field. I’ve been learning a little about Participatory Budgeting here and there for years now (especially about the great work beingRead… Read more »