At first glance, cloud computing may seem to be distinct from the austere world of special operations forces (SOF). But Special Operations Technology‘s Eric Marks has a very interesting piece on how SOF can use the cloud to gain the tactical advantage. Some highlights: Cloud to the edge tactical mobile computing, which would feature theRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. This blog contains exerpts from the full Deltek GovWinIQ article, located here (subscribers only). The National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and the National Governor’s Association (NGA) released a report in November 2001 outlining the fiscal condition of the states. As highlighted by NASBO, state general funds (GF)Read… Read more »
Any job search that takes longer than a couple of weeks will require some amount of organization. Just tracking the jobs you might be interested in applying for, the organizations that are likely to have jobs you might want, the people you’ve reached out to for networking, and the jos you’ve actually applied to isRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: This is another interview recorded at the PMI North American Congress in Dallas Fort Worth. My guest is Rory McCorkle who is the PMI Product Manager – Credentials (and he will tell you himself at the start of the interview what exactly that means). The reason whyRead… Read more »
Partnering in the federal government can be done in different ways. Since we have briefly touched on Contractor Teaming Agreements, or CTA’s in past posts I want to talk about subcontractor agreements. Normally vendors with little to none government experience obtain sub agreements. A sub agreement is also a great way for contractors who doRead… Read more »
Growing up, I equated public service with careers in the federal government. When I read about City Hall Fellows, I was inspired by the program’s mission to have recent college graduates understand how municipal government serves its citizens while interacting within the larger contexts of state and national government. I liked the balance of workRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a report in November that drew light to the impacts of continued state funding cuts to mental health services and, subsequently, states’ ability to provide services to individuals with mental illness. While strapped budgets and slashed expenditures are commonplace in today’s economy, it’sRead… Read more »
Most of these year-end posts are about what was learned. Increasingly, I find old ideas come back with more meaning. No matter how hard you do the wrong thing, it never quite works. Ted Long The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. William Gibson If we can’t beat a copycat at ourRead… Read more »
Some of the trends that have been written about in 2012, and beyond, is the government relying more and more on issuing task orders via IDIQ vehicles, as opposed to full and open competition and the normal acquisition process. Although many courses and consultants discuss winning these task orders, little information is available on actuallyRead… Read more »
An announcement earlier this month that the federal government will not establish a national health benefits standard to go along with requirements in the new health care reform law is already impacting some state insurance exchanges. Oregon exchange director Howard “Rocky” King, called the decision “a grenade.” The Obama administration is giving states broad latitudeRead… Read more »