Posts By Gadi Ben-Yehuda

On the other hand. . . . CBG Round-up, 02.21.2014

Gadi Ben-Yehuda On the other hand. . . FCW reports that “U.S. ranks sixth in use of digital government” while FedTech takes “A Look at NASA’s Innovative, Secure Mobility Strategy.” These two themes are reconciled, kind of, in a second FCW article, “Time to raise networking expectations in government“ The power of social media isRead… Read more »

Trust Me, I (Only) Work Here!

Edelman, a global public relations company, has released its latest findings on a how populations around the world trust public-, private-, media, and nonprofit institutions. The conclusions that the report draws have stark and urgent lessons for government agencies, especially as they implement and update their social media guidelines. Their report, “The Edelman Trust Barometer,”Read… Read more »

Using the C-Suite to Manage your Risky Business

This article was originally posted by John Lainhart and Dan Chenok on the IBM Center for the Business of Government blog. As the world becomes more digitized and interconnected, the door to emerging threats and proprietary data leaks has opened wider. The number of security breaches affecting enterprises across numerous industries continues to grow, seeminglyRead… Read more »

The Right Hand Giveth Edition: CBG Round-up, 02.14.2014

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Talking Social. FCW has a recap of an AFCEA event on Social Media in Government, whie Alec Ross talks about diplomats’ use of Twitter, and we are warned that Social Media seems to be making us smarter, but what the right hand giveth. . . Mobile, Telework, and Crowdsourcing. These articles are interrelated,Read… Read more »

Shark Tank: HHS Edition

Last week, thirteen teams of government entrepreneurs made pitches in a “shark tank” environment to continue funding for their innovation programs through a new initiative at the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) called HHS Ignite. The HHS Ignite program “[c]atalyzes early-stage project ideas that can be completed within very compressed time frames. TeamsRead… Read more »

The Rise of Social Media: understanding the psychology behind the technology

At a well-attended and deeply informative AFCEA breakfast this morning, four #SocialGov luminaries sat on a panel moderated by the ever-capable Chris Dorobek. At one point, Chris asked me what was different about public sector use of social media now than in 2010, when I started in my current role. I wanted to answer thatRead… Read more »

Implementing Big Data Projects: Lessons Learned and Recommendations

This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok on the IBM Center for the Business of Government blog. The the IBM Center for The Business of Government is pleased to present a new report, Realizing the Promise of Big Data: Implementing Big Data Projects. The report, written by Kevin Desouza, Arizona State University, provides aRead… Read more »

Instameats? Telework; Siri in the Army. CBG Round-up, 02.07.2014

Gadi Ben-Yehuda VanRoekel: Tech and Innovation are “prevailing themes” in 2015 Budget. FCW is reporting that “VanRoekel declared that “the prevailing theme throughout … is tech and innovation. It drives everything we do.”” Related: Alex Howard interviews the Federal CIO, discussing “the risks and potential of open data and digital government.” More Mobile, Social, andRead… Read more »