By Ryan Kamauff Today IT decision makers are being forced to make harder and tougher questions. They must cut costs while meeting increased demands on their networks, adhere to stringent regulations and defend from a variety of threats. Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) are two metrics which are receiving increasedRead… Read more »
Open data, BYOD, data analytics, for many local government’s those innovative ideas aren’t a reality. For many them most important innovations are those that change their bureaucratic processes to improve the way they deliver their services while reducing their costs, according to a recently released report from the New American Foundation. Rachel Burstein is aRead… Read more »
Due to a sequester-related contracting snafu, I get a spring break of an undetermined period! Hopefully, I will be back to work at the National Weather Service in a week or two. They call it a “gap” as they move people from one contract to another. I’ve got a job with the new company onRead… Read more »
It’s been my month for hearing about the benefits of empathy. And I agree empathy can sometimes be a key factor in extraordinary performance. However empathy takes developing a deeper relationship than I often can or choose. Empathy works best with a settled team, which I get less and less. Too often results are requiredRead… Read more »
Creating Innovation & Competitive Advantage with Cultural Competence & Diversity An organization with diversified talent is an organization with amazing potential for collaboration, innovation and heightened productivity. However, only organizations that practice inclusion can tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce. Defining inclusion is one thing but having a culture that embodies itRead… Read more »
Tomas O’Keefe Senior Analyst Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, more widely known as CISPA by a vote of 288 to 127. The House had attempted passage last year of the controversial bill, but privacy concerns derailed the act and it never came to vote inRead… Read more »
To kick off this year’s Public Service Recognition Week, there will be a Public Service 5K Run / Walk in Washington, DC. Details for the event are below. *********************************** Date: May 5, 2013 Start Time: 8:00 a.m. Location: Anacostia Park, Washington, DC Description: To kick off PSRW 2013, government employees, their families and friends, andRead… Read more »
If you haven’t read Tzeporah Berman’s Daily Kos piece – My Government Doesn’t Believe in Climate Change – go check it out. It’s amazing to see how out of sync, and behind the ball, the government has gotten on this issue. Indeed, the current government really is becoming the best weapon opponents to the pipelinesRead… Read more »
Marcia Smith writes in SpacePolicyOnline.com concerning NASA’s asteroid return mission unveiled in the President’s budget for fiscal year 2014: All in all, however, the White House and NASA may be exacerbating the challenge of winning support from Congress and other stakeholders. Some officials are using imprecise terminology, there is confusion over the relationship of thisRead… Read more »
I woke up this morning and checked my work email. Nothing new. Nothing interesting. As I browse the IRWeb, my internal IRS website, I notice that Wage and Investment has appointed a new executive to lead the Modernization Office. This is great news. Certainly…it is wonderful to hear that someone got promoted….wait, what? Someone gotRead… Read more »