Livestream of tweets from GovCamp Canberra 2012

I’m not liveblogging today, but am capturing tweets via the liveblog below. To follow GovCamp online visit http://www.govcampau.org/ <p>&amp;lt;a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=6c75bf26e3″ &amp;gt;GovCamp Canberra 2012&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</p> eGov AU Craig Thomler’s personal Gov 2.0 and eGovernment thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective Original post

Recovering from the Recovery Act: Part 4

While “austerity” is the buzz word in the federal government today, just three years ago the government had launched a massive recovery operation to stem the tide of what looked like a bottomless recession by spending $787 billion as fast as possible. How did career feds make it happen right? While there are debates asRead… Read more »

Regardless of the speed of change in our “modern” times, the idea of planning for the longer term remains a critical endeavor, perhaps even more critical than ever before because of the tools for rapid communications which help us to transcend time and space as never before. As thinking creatures we plan by nature; indeed,Read… Read more »

GovBytes: Calif. Towns IT Department likely to be Ousted by Bank Repossession

The city of Stockton, California is in dire fiscal straits, as recently evidenced by Wells Fargo’s impending repossession of a property purchased by the city in 2007. The property is partly housed by Stockton’s IT department. A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge ruled that Wells Fargo can move forward with repossession the property afterRead… Read more »

A pioneer for female Veterans and A guide for federal CIOs to adopt new technologies

On today’s program We talk about veterans — but there is a misconception that vets are all men. Increasingly, that isn’t the case. There are more and more women among the ranks of veterans… and they can need different care. We’re going to talk to somebody — a fed — who has made it aRead… Read more »

Sabrina Segal – I’m the Super Hero of Information Sharing

The description below has been selected as one of 12 finalists for the Next Generation of Government Training Summit Speaker Contest. To vote, simply sign in to your GovLoop account (Not a member yet? Sign up for free now!) and then click the big ‘Awesome’ button at the bottom of the post. Everyone is encouragedRead… Read more »

How to Post Performance Information

Check out my new article on the above topic at www.OhMyGov.com: Improving Government Performance – Part Five How important is performance really to an organization? By Stewart Liff May 31 2012, When I visit government organizations, I rarely see their performance information displayed anywhere, which makes me question how important performance actually is to thatRead… Read more »

NIST Big Data Workshop 13 June 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory will be holding a Big Data workshop at its Gathersburg MD facility on 13 June 2012. Historically similar workshops have resulted in important exchanges of information that can help industry and government and academia bring focus to important concepts and all indications are thatRead… Read more »

A 6 part guide to unlocking the secrets of a successful CIO

The new era for Federal agency CIOs started in 2010 with the release of Vivek Kundra’s 25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management. That was two years ago. The directives mark a shift in focus for federal CIOs. Evan McDonnell is the author of a new Appian report. The report is a 6Read… Read more »

Do We Really Need To License Barbers?

Elected officials are always trying to find ways to create jobs or improve the lives of folks living in poverty by raising the minimum wage. Small business entrepreneurs are key to creating jobs and one of the best approaches government officials can take is to lessen burdensome licensing and regulations. Erica Smith an attorney withRead… Read more »

Yearly Archives: 2012