San Francisco is perhaps known best for two things: its vibrant and diverse restaurant scene that attracts food lovers worldwide, and an equally thriving tech industry that draws a healthy population of data-loving, app-wielding geeks. Both groups had occasion to celebrate this morning, when San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee and the popular restaurant review siteRead… Read more »
By BobGourley IT professionals in the Department of Defense have always faced unique challenges. They serve missions of global importance, in the face of full spectrum threats (with many in war zones and all facing hostile cyber threats), and have always had to operate under a burdensome regulatory environment that can slow most actions. AndRead… Read more »
When you are a small business or a brand new department in a larger company, you might start as one person who is responsible for winning government contracts. This is not a problem—you can join the ranks of many who have started at one point or another and are still the only one writing proposals,Read… Read more »
Microsoft (Redmond, WA) — “I need help.” “I want to know whether my friends and family are OK.” “I want to help.” Those tend to be the three main reactions after natural disasters strike, said Tony Surma, chief technology officer for Microsoft’s Disaster Response team. HelpBridge, a free new mobile app from Microsoft, aims toRead… Read more »
Register Today! NAGC 2013 Communications School April 16-19, 2013 Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia Download 2013 Registration Form (writable PDF format) Basic Registration Fee: Early Bird Rates through March 15, 2013: Members: $350 Non-Members: $750 After March 15, 2013: Members: $775 Non-Members: $875 Full Registration Fee: (Full registration fee includes membership through Sept. 30,Read… Read more »
The ACT-IAC Shared Interst Group (SIG) on Acquisition Management has completed a survey on the awareness and impact of the two OMB Myth Buster memoranda, with more than 2000 responses. The analysis of the results is now underway, with a report due out in February. Stay tuned for more details on the survey and howRead… Read more »
This post has been edited to reflect that “Interesting Things for Sale” is a personal pinboard, not an official GSA Pinboard. Here are the Official GSA Pinboards. Last week, the General Services Administration approved the terms of service for Pinterest—meaning that federal agencies could start to use the site to engage with citizens. Since then,Read… Read more »
The White House has unveiled a new insider threat policy in the wake of the Bradley Manning WikiLeaks incident. They are always possible. You don’t know what’s going on inside a person’s head. You hope that folks that are in the military or government agencies are working for you and doing things morally, ethically andRead… Read more »
Yes folks its that time again. Time to be ready. The national weather service in Wakefield Virginia says snow (source: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/). For those, like me, believing the white powder stuff will come later, now *is* a good time to check winter storm preparations from last year. A dry run of sorts. Why? because we theRead… Read more »
Ever wonder how government agencies might utilize the social media site Pinterest? The United States Mint could show us pictures of their favorite Elongated Souvenir Coins. DHS could put up picture recaps from their favorite scenes of the previous week’s episode of Homeland. Or maybe, the United States Department of Agriculture would illustrate the drollRead… Read more »