I remember back in high school football how our coach used to send us the playbook a few weeks before the season. He asked us to memorize the plays and come ready to start running them on day one of “training camp.” The packet also included a schedule of practices, games and other key eventsRead… Read more »
There’s a lot going on in government today. The economic pressures agencies feel from the uncertainty of budget cuts and sequestration effect every part of an organization, including the Project Management Office (PMO). The PMO is responsible for monitoring and administering government IT projects. As time goes on, priorities shift, technology advances, and new regulationsRead… Read more »
U.S. Special Operations Command plans to award a one-year sole-source contract to GeoEye Analytics, a subsidiary of DigitalGlobe, for human geography information system geospatial dataset software and licenses. SOCOM selected GeoEye Analytics’ software for interoperability and compatibility with simulators the command uses, according to a Sept. 24 FedBizOpps notice. “The specialized HGIS software is independentlyRead… Read more »
Over the last three years, the surface area of the civic technology movement has dramatically grown. The question of how governments should be leveraging technology is now a common one — becoming particularly relevant over the last few months — and beyond that, citizens are beginning to expect high quality digital services from their publicRead… Read more »
“Mission: Impossible” into “Mission: Make It Possible Early this month, The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) and the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC) kicked off their joint 2013 CFCNCA campaign in style. Through a parody of the old “Mission Impossible” TV series, employees presented three skits representing community problems that employees can help solve byRead… Read more »
I have two phones on my desk. I had too much fun during the government shutdown, taking advantage of the unpaid break to drink in beer gardens, eat delicious jamon and go on coffeeneuring adventures. But now it’s back to work. While my bank account is thankful for this, the reintroduction to the absurdities ofRead… Read more »
For government communicators and IT professionals, driving traffic to the website is one clear metric that can be tracked and analyzed over time as a measure of success. And, with Google Analytics and similar tools, you can point to increased Web traffic as part of your success as an IT professional or communicator. But inRead… Read more »
For government communicators and IT professionals, driving traffic to the website is one clear metric that can be tracked and analyzed over time as a measure of success. And, with Google Analytics and similar tools, you can point to increased Web traffic as part of your success as an IT professional or communicator. But inRead… Read more »
We use tools because they make us more efficient, able to get more done, with less effort. I use tools a lot, for construction, software development, management, leadership, organizing, travel, and I appreciate mechanics who can really use a tool. I worked a summer with Sterling Guthrie, backhoe artist. He had a totally different wayRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week is all about data in its many forms and for its many uses: Pew Research details “12 trends shaping digital news,” the importance for government agencies: make sure your information is optimized for the formats in which people access it! Business Technology asks “E-government: Has the dam broken on government data?,”Read… Read more »