At Personal Democracy Forum listening to a panel on “The Cutting Edge of Open Government” Todd Park, White House CTO Open data -weather data -GPS data-health data – hundreds of companies In a fleet of new initiatives, energy, education, safety, impact data initiatives. Awesomeness + magic Carol Post, former NYC CIO Just 3 years forRead… Read more »
Welcome to a Special Edition of the DorobekINSIDER. Chris Dorobek is currently in New York City at the Personal Democracy Forum. The two day conference features 135 thought leaders who are at the nexus of technology, politics, government and social advocacy. Now in its ninth year, PDF has grown to become the city’s largest techRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek… where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »
Please take a moment to participate in our online survey exploring bring your own device in government, survey link can be found here. Thank you! I’m conducting a research study, “Exploring Bring Your Own Device in Government.” Our study hopes to understand current trends with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives, identify best practices andRead… Read more »
Each week, GovLoop partners with the Washington Post to ask a “Question of the Week.” This week’s question is: What books are on your summer reading list? With Memorial Day behind us, it’s time to focus on your summer reading list. But your beach books don’t have to be trashy romance novels, you can actuallyRead… Read more »
Mobile devices and applications have become an essential component of the modern workplace. On a daily basis, mobile devices are being integrated into the work environment. Across government, agencies are now exploring ways to implement bring-your-own-device policies, with the hopes that by allowing people to work on the platform they choose, agencies will be ableRead… Read more »
On today’s DorobekINSIDER We often talk about the challenges of government work — and one of the real challenges is measuring results. Today, we’re going to introduce you to somebody who works on one of the most challenging issues — nuclear proliferation. That work has made her a finalist for the Service to America MedalsRead… Read more »
Big Data — it’s the latest buzz word making its way across government. “Trends emerge and they get labeled. Provider flock to the new label, align themselves and say, ‘look we’ve always been doing this,’” says Paul Wohlleben the President of Wohlleben consulting and a former federal CIO. But what really is Big Data? WohllebenRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 7th of June, 2012 A House spending panel has approved a bill that would freeze pay for another year. The Federal Times says the financial services and general government appropriations bill is now headed to the full House Appropriations Committee, where it is expected toRead… Read more »
On Today’s Edition of the DorobekINSIDER We’ve spent some time talking about the Obama administration’s Digital Government Strategy. Today, we’re going to talk about how that strategy can get implemented — and I know a lot of agencies are saying they have no money. GSA is hoping to help, and we’ll talk to the personRead… Read more »