By now you’ve probably heard the April 27 announcement from the Office of Management and Budget: The federal government it shuttering 137 data centers by Dec. 31. What you may not have seen is how the data center closures affect agencies and states. Below you can view my graphic interpretations of the OMB-provided information. IRead… Read more »
Wow – has anyone seen this live tweeting account of the U.S. military operations that took out Osama Bin Laden? Fascinating – read from the bottom up! Favorite
Competing for government contracts is always challenging, and it is even more so for small firms. All agencies have to set aside work for small businesses, with additional considerations given for minority-, woman- and veteran-owned companies. But it is up to each company to find out about those opportunities. To help shed some light onRead… Read more »
BREAKING NEWS: BIN LADEN KILLED IN RAID. Yahoo! TRUMP, PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, AND THE DECISION. The Post looks at Donald Trump’s personal financial disclosure obligations if he becomes a candidate. “He won’t officially declare his candidacy because the Ethics in Government Act requires those running for federal office to file disclosures of their personal finances.”Read… Read more »
The Commonwealth of Australia has announced the finalists for the annual eGovernment award which promote excellence, innovation and professionalism in the use of Gov 2.0 and ICT. Excellence in eGov Awards The Victorian Public Sector (VPS) has been short-listed in 5 out of 6 categories. This includes VPS Hub – the whole of Victorian GovernmentRead… Read more »
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just released its 10th anniversary edition of its well known report: Global Information Technology Report. As in the previous editions, this 2010/2011 version of the report has shed the light on the status of ICT infrastructure in more than 100 countries (138 in this report) including the United ArabRead… Read more »
“Obama orders agencies to improve customer service” Here’s the Executive Order. Here are “10 Ideas on Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service” (by Steve Ressler on GovLoop) Philly gets an Open Data Portal Here’s a brief rundown. “Insulate Open Government Efforts From Budget Cuts” (by Steve Radick) “The problem is that most open governmentRead… Read more »
President Obama has instructed federal agencies to come up with ways to use technology to improve their customer service offerings. Agencies have 180 days from the date of the executive order to develop customer service plans. As to what constitutes a good customer service plan, the executive order states, “The plan shall set forth theRead… Read more »
A post by Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Strategist Job search is a difficult process for most of us. Applications disappear into black holes, a great opportunity looms but you cannot get a response, an interview goes well but months later a rejection letter arrives. In recent years these problems and many others have been aggravatedRead… Read more »
President Obama tells federal agencies it’s time for an upgrade, the Army makes plans to launch its own app store, a recent survey shows the benefits of good government websites, and the Department of Homeland Security outlines is plan to protect against cyberattacks, all in this week’s version of the Gov 2.0 Roundup. –In anRead… Read more »