ERP is Enterprise Resource Planning, which brings different work areas of your business at a common platform. At some point of a business does require such system that helps in documenting and collaborating your entire business. But how does one decide to go for which Software? With the options available in market from best ofRead… Read more »
Last week ABC 7:30 Canberra featured a report on social media use by public servants, highlighting grey areas and concerns. The report can be viewed online and is well worth watching for everyone in a public sector role across Australia: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-27/public-servants—social-media/4986204 The piece didn’t include any comments from current ongoing public servants – understandably –Read… Read more »
Earlier this week I presented at RightClick in WA about the latest in global digital government. My main points were that government in Australia has largely been doing OK in the digital stakes, although talent is thinly spread and there is not a consistent level of expertise across agencies. For example, the fourth computer inRead… Read more »
Quote: “The same thinking that has led you to where you are is not going to lead you to where you want to go.” – Albert Einstein Quick, what comes to mind when you think of these people? Bill Gates Oprah Winfrey Warren Buffet There are all experts or authority figures in their chosen field.Read… Read more »
Attention New York area Feds! Come join us for theFederal Furlough 5K. Friday, October 4th at noon. Meet at the Alexander Hamilton Custom House in Bowling Green. No parking, take the 4/5 subway and exit at Bowling Green. Wear your red, white, and blue and lets show New York that Federal employees are regular people.Read… Read more »
MITRE has begun construction on a new facility in McLean, Va. which will consolidate the organization’s 3,500 area employees into one location. Approximately 1,000 employees work in leased office space throughout Tysons and will be moved into the new MITRE 4 building in Fall 2016. The building will be 340,000 gross square feet and 14Read… Read more »
The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union has asked Congress to set aside partisanship and end the deadlock on the federal budget, warning that the country’s aviation system is at risk the longer the resulting work stoppage continues. The shutdown Tuesday has seen 15,000 sidelined employees from the Federal Aviation Administration, more than 4,000 of whichRead… Read more »
Sometimes it is refreshing to look at how other countries approach the challenge of measuring and managing performance in their governments. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a World Bank seminar where the Secretary of Performance Management for the Government of India described how his country is doing it. Background. In June 2009,Read… Read more »
The Technical Applications Contracting Office at Fort Eustis, Va. has selected three defense contractors to develop synthetic-vision helicopter avionics that work in dusty conditions for Special Operations Command, Military Aerospace & Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes SOCOM officials have allocated between three and five years of technology demonstrations for the Degraded Visual Environment PilotageRead… Read more »
The U.S. government shutdown could interrupt some of the country’s services such as disease detection and prevention, healthcare, food safety, emergency response and compliance activities, according to a report by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos write public health and food safety agencies have warnedRead… Read more »