NMCARS ANNEX 2.docx Download this file “Holy-crap, I’m overwhelmed” moments often come before breakthroughts. I recently had that happen to me with a pre-business clearance also known as a price negotiation memo (PNM). The purpose of these are to show we did our homework, the government will get a good deal, and that the governmentRead… Read more »
A few months ago I was interviewed by some very nice civil servants from BIS and CLG about how central government could help support and scale innovation in local public services. I can’t remember much of what I said, but I’m guessing that ‘get out of the way’ probably featured several times. Oh, and ‘don’tRead… Read more »
Originally posted on Govwin.com By Prem Iyer, Director of Information Security at Iron Bow Technologies Despite a reported reduction in the number of cyber attacks, major brands and government agencies across the globe have been the targets of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. A notorious hacker group, LulzSec, has recently infiltrated government Web sites belonging toRead… Read more »
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, part of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, is helping government agencies that have Buy American/America provision requirements connect with US manufacturers who can make the products they need here in the US. We are leveraging our vast network of experts who work with manufacturers everyday to identify suppliersRead… Read more »
Many of my clients, who have a GSA Schedule but are new to the government market, ask me about government invoicing and payment schedules – for obvious reasons. In the commercial market, a seller will identify their invoice schedule and the buyer will normally oblige. However in the government market, they don’t pay for somethingRead… Read more »
Government leaders and managers have a fundamental responsibility to protect citizens from security threats. The weapons and tactics employed in many of today’s security threats do not require the traditional armies of the past. Malicious groups of people, down to a hostile individual operating within the homeland, can acquire and employ commercially available technology toRead… Read more »
I recently published a blog on 5 Ways to Make Your Training Conferences Rock! But we all know that large training conferences aren’t always the most effective training platform. In fact, if we have to have a training conference at all, the smaller conference or meeting (sounds less formal) is the best face-to-face way toRead… Read more »
Deltek. Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. While still in the midst of the longest state government shutdown in U.S. history, Governor Dayton and the Republican-led state legislature announced an agreement that would soon end the standoff. Both have pledged to “work around the clock” until all of the details can be finalized. The Governor willRead… Read more »
The three keys to innovation are to seek out new ideas, test these ideas on a scale where failure is survivable, and constantly monitor these trials for feedback. This is according to Tim Hartford’s new book, Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure. Hartford argues that the world is too complex for top-down “big project”Read… Read more »
‘Why not?!’ is the motto of Open Government Places. Open Government Places allows civil servants to cut through the red tape, join forces, and share government forward. This project is called Deelstoel in Dutch (‘share chair’) and invites civil servants to ‘hack’ the government and share their workplaces. Government offices are invited to reserve aRead… Read more »