In September of 2011, President Obama issued a memorandum to reduce wasteful duplication in federal contracting. The memorandum was part of President Obama’s Campaign to Cut Waste. The memorandum requires that starting January 1, 2012, all agencies will submit their business cases to a White House database before opening any new contracts for bids. TheRead… Read more »
Pretty cool to see the #1 county in the nation (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada) for bankrupcy filing using online chats as a way to coordinate with their constitutents. I’m a big fan of this approach. Do others like it? http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/court-websites-use-online-chat-connect-public/2012-01-03?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
I read the Steve Jobs biography over the holidays. What I enjoyed most about the book was all the details of how he handled complex situations and launched new products. As always, I find the behind-the-scenes of decisions much more interesting and informative than the hype. As such, here are my top 5 lessons fromRead… Read more »
Over the last couple weeks, my colleagues and I have looked back on 2011 to tease out several “Top 5s” on GovLoop and beyond. Since we’ve largely captured the past, I’d like to take a peek at the future and offer a few predictions for 2012. 1. It All Stalls Down: If you’ve been inRead… Read more »
Lots of events happen this year in government, from fears of government shutting down to federal hiring reform. I took a look back at 2011 for the biggest stories in government this year. Many of this events will carry on into 2012 and some have potential to shape the events of 2012.Budgets will grow increasinglyRead… Read more »
GEICO’s latest ad is truly an exciting one for me as my favorite GEICO mascot has made his return to the lime light. That’s right, Maxwell the Pig is back and having some fun (and crying “wee wee wee” all the way home!)! Best of all, GEICO’s new and improved mobile app is available forRead… Read more »
“GovBytes” is a blog series created by GovLoop in partnership with Government Technology. If you see great a story on Gov Tech and want to ask a question around it, please send it to [email protected]. This year GovLoop staff has posted dozens of GovBytes articles. Each article identities a different way technology is used inRead… Read more »
Top Member Blogs The internet is a weird place and getting eyes to your content is hard. Of course there are tricks like SEO (search engine optimization), catchy headlines, and in the case of GovLoop getting in the carousel or newsletter. But more so than anything else the thing that drives eyes to content isRead… Read more »
GovLoop – Year in Review, A Look Ahead I love the end of the year as it’s a great time to reflect on the year that has been and plan for the year ahead. 2011 Review 2011 was an awesome year here in the Govloop community. This last week, as a community, we’ve done aRead… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but there is nothing worse than needing to complete a project for work, but being delayed by the internet! How has a Slow Internet Connection Ever Reduced Your Productivity? CenturyLink Government is quickly improving the connectivity of government, and recently announced that a five-year task order will be fully implementedRead… Read more »