For agencies mobility is a bit of an enigma. For the first time, the customer and end user are really driving the push for mobile technology not the enterprise itself. That makes planning and executing a swift mobile policy difficult. That’s especially true at large cabinet level agencies like the Commerce Department. Commerce is currentlyRead… Read more »
On today’s edition of the DorobekINSIDER Making mobile work at the Commerce Department. Insights from their CIO — Simon Szykman. Click here for the full story. Cloud computing — is it more hype or reality? The CTO of GTSI, Jim Sweeney… he has just released his new book: “Get Your Head into the Clouds.” ClickRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Monday the 25th of June, 2012 A big deal to prevent sequestration cuts at the Pentagon is still elusive in Congress. But both sides do agree sequestration must be stopped. Politico reports, defense contractors are also threatening to issue hundreds of thousands of layoff notices right beforeRead… Read more »
Washington this week is on the edge of its collective seats about the pending decision by the Supreme Court of the United States about the Affordable Care Act and whether the provisions are constitutional. That decision could come as soon as today, but just about everybody expects a decision by the end of the week.Read… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop InsightsIssue 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. And,Read… Read more »
Physics, according to Jacob Taylor, is studying how nature works at a fundamental level, and using that knowledge to apply it in different ways. Jacob has been working hard at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, thinking through new technologies as a theoretical physicist (yes, the same title as Dr. Sheldon Cooper from theRead… Read more »
“Every leader needs to be the star of their own reality show. You need to be able to be open and transparent at all times,” says Tom Fox the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Serivce. Fox told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program that leadership in the public sectorRead… Read more »
On today’s edition of the DorobekINSIDER Making leadership count at your agency. Tips from Tom Fox with the Partnership for Public Service. Click here for the full story. One fed is pioneering scientific discoveries that could lead to significant advances in health care. You’ll meet him. His work has made him a Service to AmericaRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 21st of June, 2012 The negotiations surrounding the transportation bill are improving. The Hill Newspaper says lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are more optimistic after the intervention by House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Funding for federal transportation projectsRead… Read more »
On Today’s Edition of the DorobekINSIDER We’re talking maps — yes, really! People say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Well, maps are ways of making sense of data — perhaps the best example is if you needed to go to a hospital. If you had a list of addresses, it doesn’t mean that much.Read… Read more »