With capture, many companies focus on the obvious: what are the company’s internal capabilities and the offering – and what can the company do in response to the customer needs. However, there are multiple other factors to take into account when capturing a contract that are all too often overlooked. There is no one rightRead… Read more »
Simon Burall had a nice post last week, in which he asks what are “the two things you need to know about public engagement”. He quotes from a earlier article in The Guardian that gives a few examples (e.g. the two things to know about economics: 1. Incentives matter, 2. There’s no such thing asRead… Read more »
The National League of Cities (NLC) wraps up its annual congressional conference today after three days of meetings with municipal officials, members of congress and the President discussing issues facing cities and how to support America’s economy. NLC leaders called on the President to do more to support job growth in America. NLC leaders highlightedRead… Read more »
Just saw a tweet about these Bush Fellowships with the Bush Foundation, and wanted to encourage some NCDDers to apply! The Foundation was established in 1953 by 3M executive Archibald Bush and his wife, Edyth, and its mission is “to be a catalyst for the courageous leadership necessary to create sustainable solutions to tough publicRead… Read more »
Just saw a tweet about these Bush Fellowships with the Bush Foundation, and wanted to encourage some NCDDers to apply! The Foundation was established in 1953 by 3M executive Archibald Bush and his wife, Edyth, and its mission is “to be a catalyst for the courageous leadership necessary to create sustainable solutions to tough publicRead… Read more »
Apple’s Jonathan Ive and Government I wrote a post regarding Jonathan Ive and government and would love your thoughts. It’s not necessarily govt2.0 but kind of touches upon it.
www.homelandsecuritynet.com LOS ANGELES — A 22-year sentence was unreasonably lenient for al-Qaida-trained terrorist Ahmed Ressam, who drove a trunkload of powerful explosives into the United States from Canada with the intent of bombing Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 7-4 ruling by the fullRead… Read more »
One of my buds got a referral from a client. She got all excited, wanted to learn more, called and offered to take the referrer to lunch, coffee, whatever. The response was like she passed gas in church. The referrer just wanted her to call up the new person and sell her something. The fixRead… Read more »
Tweet As an elected official, I am often asked to serve on various Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards for different non-profits. Usually the commitment involves attending meetings when possible, providing strategic direction and assisting in fundraising and promoting awareness. One organization caught my interest and drove me to invest much more, and the resultsRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. Yesterday, the Alabama Medicaid Agency (AMA) announced a tentative contract award to Deloitte to replace the state’s 30-year-old Medicaid eligibility determination system (MEDS). The outdated system is finally getting an overhaul to account for the ever-growing Medicaid population, and to prepare for the influx of Medicaid enrollees in 2014 resultingRead… Read more »