Huffington Post article Outrage Over $16 Muffin Was Half Baked The news this week that Justice Department had been caught allegedly spending $16 a piece for breakfast muffins and $8 for a cup of coffee for employees attending a conference in Washington two years ago was as stunning for its apparent extravagance as it wasRead… Read more »
In July I presented at the SOCITM Building Perfect Council Websites 11 (BPCW11) in London on the topic of Channel Shift. The presentation was entitled “Is Developing Channels more Important than Promoting Shift?” Although the event was aimed primarily at Local Government, many of the concepts I presented are relevant to both Central and GovernmentRead… Read more »
Vital, Government’s shared services department under the Ministry of Finance has reaped savings of over US $1 million (78%) in travel insurance premiums for the whole of Government. Vital is Singapore’s largest back-of-house shared services centre for the government’s public sector provides centralised travel insurance programme for its public officers… By: Rakesh Sangani, Editor-at-Large, SSONRead… Read more »
I was just asked “should I take this class on social media.” Here’s my somewhat complex answer to what seems like a simple question. Like any new field, learning how to use social media well isn’t a matter of taking one class, but rather of learning a variety of skills and mental models, and thenRead… Read more »
I’ll be attending Hadoop World Nov 8 and 9 in NYC and hope to see you there. This is the place to be to learn how new approaches, technologies and solutions can help address challenges facing enterprises of all sorts, especially the federal enterprise. We will be announcing the winner of the 2011 Government BigRead… Read more »
The amount of data being created is growing faster than humans can analyze. But fast analysis over the right data can solve tough challenges. Those facts are driving the continual pursuit of new solutions to Big Data challenges. Solutions to these Big Data issues hold the promise of helping many sectors of our life, butRead… Read more »
There is not a lot of politics on GovLoop for a reason. But I think its important to take a moment and recognize a group of women in government that have made a difference – specifically women political leaders. The Alice Awards, named after suffragist Alice Paul – a key figure in the 19th AmendmentRead… Read more »
Editor’s Note: The piece below is reprinted with permission. It was written by the highly regarded observer of federal technology trends Steve O’Keeffe at the MeriTalk blog, and has resulted in quite a bit of discussion at that site. Open Government Dead – Pass the Beer Nuts… The date on the tombstone – September 15.OpenRead… Read more »
If Congress was a movie, a Broadway performance, or a pop culture event that warranted a critique with a sword-like tongue and humorous prose, the opening sentence of a review might read something like this: “Only on Capitol Hill does the same, tiring sequelization of ineptitude and grandstanding pass itself off as competent governance.” Or…Read… Read more »
As Congress struggles to pass a bill to extend funding for FEMA through mid- November, shutdown concerns have once again surfaced. The Washington Post Reports: A bill extending government funding through mid-November failed to pass the House Wednesday night in part because of objections by Democrats who believe the measure did not do enough toRead… Read more »