Where Are the Social Work Opportunities in Government?
Social workers operate throughout many levels of government, helping individuals and families deal with various life problems and issues.
Yearly Archives: 2013
7 Tips for a Disaster Recovery Plan
Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc for thousands of people up and down the east coast in October 2012, taught us many things. Most notably, the importance of emergency preparedness and the necessity for government agencies to invest in a disaster recovery plan. For many, Superstorm Sandy was a worst case scenario: 130- deaths in theRead… Read more »
10 Best Practices to Implement When Designing Survey Questions
On Tuesday, July 9, I discussed the “10 Best Practices to Utilize When Designing an Effective Survey.” To complement this post, I will outline a few simple practices to follow when designing survey questions. These practices are overall meant to increase response rates and ensure validity is maintained. 1. Short as Possible: Questions should beRead… Read more »
IJIS Institute Welcomes Maria Cardiellos as Program Manager for the New Jersey Information Sharing Environment Project
IJIS Institute Welcomes Maria Cardiellos as Program Manager for the New Jersey Information Sharing Environment Project Staff changes prepare the IJIS Institute for advanced technical projects Ashburn, Va., July, 10, 2013. The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce Maria Cardiellos asRead… Read more »
IJIS Institute Releases Justice Information Sharing Pre-Request For Proposals Toolkit
IJIS Institute Releases Justice Information Sharing Pre-Request For Proposals Toolkit Third edition procurement resource provides state and local governments a resource to streamline acquisition of information technology systems Ashburn, Va., July 10, 2013. The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce theRead… Read more »
Big Data Success Starts with a Cloud Storage Strategy
As terabytes become petabytes, a cloud-based, object storage solution is an essential and strategic element of an agency’s overall data management and protection architecture. Check out my new blog entry at http://publicsectorblog.emc.com
Getting Great Job Search References
Don’t be afraid to ask the right people for references. The right people are your former bosses. Tell your references: 1. I’d like you to be a reference in my job search. 2. Why you’re asking them to be a reference. “I remember what a great boss you were,” or “I learned a lot fromRead… Read more »
8 Ideas on Innovation Toolkit – Presidential Innovation Fellows
Last year, I wrote my thoughts on a number of the Presidential Innovation Fellowship projects. Personally they were fun to write and I heard back from a number of fellows that they were helpful. So year 2 is here & I thought I’d write my thoughts on a few of the projects. Up first –Read… Read more »
From the President: What did our survey tell us?
NAGC recently surveyed our membership on this year’s Communications School to gauge, from your perspective, the effectiveness of the school’s curriculum so that we can fine tune our plans for the 2014 school and to ensure the subject matter offered meets your expectations and needs. In reference to April’s school, more than 95 percent ofRead… Read more »
Esri User Conference – Wednesday Wrap Up
Today I had the chance to sit in on a handful of sessions at Esri’s User Conference. Here are some quick links to more in-depth look at the conference, and below I have shared some abstracts that Esri provided on sessions I attended. The abstracts do a great job as a summary of the sessions,Read… Read more »