There is a show floor full of great vendors, educational sessions on topics that you can use, and speakers sharing insights and information on green government that you won’t find anywhere else. But that’s not all you’ll find at GOVgreen; you’ll find plenty of activities too! Here’s a short list of hands-on, interactive things toRead… Read more »
As public sector budgets get smaller, many organizations have tried to consolidate and standardize on technologies to achieve savings. The movement has led many state government entities to consider adopting enterprise license agreements (ELAs) . Is pursuing an ELA with a vendor a practical way of saving money or a recipe for disaster by lockingRead… Read more »
The Washington Post reported this week that President Obama issued an order to agencies, asking them to utilize digital record keeping systems. As of right now, much of the filing that is being done “is based on an outdated approach involving paper and filing cabinets,” but Obama wants to “move the process into the digitalRead… Read more »
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. Now that I’m getting back in the saddle, I’m starting with something simple… When I was at UNC, I remember volunteering as a jury member in a mock trial for the law school. I sat and watched six law students argue a case and I helpedRead… Read more »
Originally posted on Iron Bow TechSource Blog. By Lee Koepping, Client Computing Practice Director, Iron Bow Technologies In his first major policy speech, the new Federal CIO, Steven VanRoekel, announced that he’s going to build on his predecessor’s “cloud first” initiative and expand it in significant ways. “Future First,” as VanRoekel dubbed it, envisions aRead… Read more »
It’s that time of year again, and so I’ve started to add a few 2012 events to my calendar, both the kind I hope to attend in person as well as the ones I’ll likely have to follow remotely: South by South West Interactive (SXSWi) March 9-13, 2012 Austin, TX Details: http://sxsw.com/interactive International Conference: ParticipatoryRead… Read more »
Code for America’s Fellowship Program Join us for a Webinar on December 13 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/483299846 In Code for America’s first year we built more than 40 civic applications to help government provide services more openly and efficiently, and better engage with their constituents. But more importantly CodeRead… Read more »
Editor’s note: As a disclaimer, CTOvision.com editor in chief Bob Gourley is an advisor to Fixmo. So take that into account when reading this exciting news. The critical importance of mobile risk management (MRM) is a topic of high interest to almost all enterprises. Fixmo is a firm with solutions that directly address needs inRead… Read more »
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/12322/ IAM Local 778 members picket outside the federally-owned Honeywell facility on October 10, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by IAM Local 778) Web Only// Features » November 20, 2011 Is the Federal Government Helping to Bust Unions? Defense contractor Honeywell pushed concessions onto striking workers—and unions say Washington supported the company behind theRead… Read more »
Today’s post is a break from my usual “A Day in the Life. . .” series. This break is due to two reasons: taking time off for the holiday and working on a project I am submitting to the Federal Virtual World Challenge. The Growing Digital Community Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about communities.Read… Read more »