I’m doing a keynote on Tuesday at South by Southwest. To be honest, I haven’t finished writing the talk yet. Yes, I know it’s only a few days away and thousands of people are going to see it. I’m a procrastinator. The upside is there’s still some time to crowdsource some of the talk. WhatRead… Read more »
Dell and the American Red Cross are launching a new digital operations center – the first social media based operation devoted to humanitarian relief. The Red Cross is also recruiting digital volunteers to help respond to questions and provide information to the public about disasters as they happen. The center is modeled after Dell’s SocialRead… Read more »
When my phone rings for proposal consulting work, about 90% of the time the story is the same: we’ve got a Request for Proposal in and we need you to help us immediately. I say – great, would be happy to help you. By the way, have you done any capture? I hear either “yes,”Read… Read more »
www.homelandsecuritynet.com I just got back from AIPAC, and felt that the official statements by the US President fell way short of the mark. No hardened Iranian leader with blood on his hands is going to have sleepless night because the President says “everything is on the table” but give sanctions a chance. We know howRead… Read more »
On Thursday, (3/8), GovLoop and Bloomberg Government hosted a training webinar on “How to Streamline and Improve the Federal Government Acquisitions Process.” During the training we discussed current acquisition challenges and how to improve communications with industry to streamline the acquisition process. We also learned some awesome tips and best practices for market research. 1.Read… Read more »
The White House Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, John Holdren just announced that the President has selected the relief for Aneesh Chopra. A hearty congrats to Todd Park! Todd is an incredibly mission-focused technologist with an enthusiasm that is absolutely contagious. This is fantastic news for the country. Todd knows dataRead… Read more »
I don’t usually post links to other blogs, on the assumption that you have plenty to read without me filling up your inbox. However, a recent email from one of our readers, Kaitlyn Cole, seemed worth sharing. Kaitlyn has collected 20 talks from TED that are well worth watching. You can find these short videosRead… Read more »
This week, we read Clay Shirky’s Cognitive Surplus Why I assigned this book There are a few different kinds of value that government agencies can wring from social media. The first is simply to use it as a venue for engaging citizens. Another is to listen to citizens as they talk to one another. StillRead… Read more »
Many of us may know that some of the federal agencies and its leaders are facing many challenges in today’s economy. Innovation has been identified to be a key change agent when facing these obstacles. Can these agencies embrace innovative technology to better meet their missions? The answer is YES, we currently see many federalRead… Read more »
Whitehouse announced today that Todd Park is the new federal CTO replacing Aneesh Chopra. Congrats to Todd – he’s great! http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/03/09/todd-park-named-new-us-chief-technology-officer Todd Park Named New U.S. Chief Technology Officer I’m very excited that President Obama today is appointing Todd Park as the new U.S. Chief Technology Officer, with the important task of applying the newestRead… Read more »