We all like to think that we are trendy hipsters (well some of us) and getting on down with the kids. No more cliches please (Ed.) O.K. then how many of these social media sites do you use? Be honest, when I say use I actually mean use, not just that you have heard ofRead… Read more »
via webdesign-guru.co.uk …and some New Developments. A Little Background Since the European ITSEC and US TCSEC product security evaluation mechanisms were merged into the Common Criteria in around 1998, lots of vendors’ product literature has sported EAL numbers regarding how well-tested their products are. What isn’t typically seen in such documents, though, is detail ofRead… Read more »
Back in 2005, I presented a “Framework for Analyzing Organizational Failure” after my dissertation adviser doubted that I could find a general explanation for how government organizations fail. After an extensive review of the literature and an in-depth study of four major government failures (the Oakland Development Authority, the Navy’s A-12 project, the Challenger accident,Read… Read more »
There is a fascinating story in Politico: President Obama’s muddy transparency record http://politi.co/ykWK7q “Three years into his presidency, critics say Obama’s administration has failed to deliver the refreshing blast of transparency that the president promised” In general, I think the story is fair — the administration has not fully tapped the power of open government.Read… Read more »
Social Connect via: The idea for today’s post comes from a personal pet peeve and really tries to tap into the very fundamental challenge of taking ideas into action. Often we find ourselves paralyzed at the idea stage and can’t get past the wall between ideas and action. Everyone is capable of coming up withRead… Read more »
J-Joy; U-Unity; I-Integrity, Inspiration; C- commitment, courage; E-Empathy = JUICE If you are concerned because your office is receiving an increasing numbers of EEO complaints and there is general employee dissatisfaction throughout your agency, you are not alone. Many public and private organizations are experiencing the same phenomena. With the graying of the workforce, theRead… Read more »
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) recently announced that only 2.3% of 35,000 college students surveyed are interested in pursuing federal employment. Looking beyond myopic political rhetoric, my sense is the main causes for this is the government itself. The competitive hiring process is frustrating, exasperating, and difficult to manage even with recentRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this weeks book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info Context: Further Selected Essays on Productivity, Creativity, Parenting, and Politics in the 21st Century by Cory Doctorow Note: you can download the book forRead… Read more »
The growth in the length of government agency names has amused me for several years. These days it seems as though every function of an agency needs to be listed in its full name,so that the community remember what they are responsible for – and then be embodied in a meaningless acronym, perhaps to ensureRead… Read more »
So this week is when everyone in the digital/interactive world descends upon Austin, TX for an overwhelmingly intense display of what’s being done/what’s next in the space. New to the world of South by Southwest? Check out the main website for more information on the general scope of the event – here is the areaRead… Read more »