Yearly Archives: 2009

SharePoint Collaboration in Govt Agencies

ON POINT WITH SHAREPOINT! As a business technologist for the Comptroller at the United States Special Operations Command, I am tasked with providing a collaborative environment with organizations across the globe. In 2006, we launched MicroSoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) to enable beter colloboration across within our special forces community and business partners. I wouldRead… Read more »

Best of GovLoop 2009: A Dozen Dynamite Blog Posts

One of our GovLoop Rockstars, Amanda Blount, took a close look at the blogs from 2009 to unearth the biggest gems – posts that sparked comment or controversy or that just got us talking about key topics in government. Here are her picks (and we agree – these were some of the standouts!). __________________ DuringRead… Read more »

Social Networking Lessons for Building Local Communities

A city’s sustainability and stability relies on an active, engaged, and innovative population. But local government was never structured to address this social aspect of community even though many expect it to do so. Instead, as Tim O’Reilly said in this video, government is like a vending machine, “we pay our taxes and out comeRead… Read more »

Believe!

Well, here we are…at the end of another year. I don’t know about you, but I always use this last week of the year to reflect and get re-centered for the coming year. As I looked through my blog posts over the year, I see a trend. I started out high on the optimism thatRead… Read more »

TSP Weekly Wrap-Up – Santa Started Early

Hi everyone – It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk from www.tsptalk.com. The “Santa Claus” rally got off to an early this year. Officially, the Santa Claus rally includes the final 5 trading days of the year, and the first two of the new year. That means this past Thursday, Christmas Eve, was the firstRead… Read more »