It’s been a rough few months for federal employees, political season, conference scandals and budget cuts will do that. But there were some shining spots for some feds this summer. It really was the summer for exceptional federal success stories. Successes that Tom Fox, the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at PPS, says onlyRead… Read more »
When I read the announcement of the White House Innovation Fellows, I was quickly drawn to the Project RFP-EZ Building a platform that makes it easier for small high-growth businesses to navigate the federal government, and enables agencies to quickly source low-cost, high-impact information technology solutions. What I like best about is really simple –Read… Read more »
E-government— the term has been evolving for years and it is increasingly key to how agencies accomplish their mission. But there aren’t universal best practices. For example a successful program in a town in California is not being applied to a similar situation in Mexico. The new book from Ramon Gil-Garcia explores the problem. TheRead… Read more »
We are tweaking the format of our program a bit starting today. Rather than posting an hour long show, we will post each part of the program individually. Our goal remains helping you do your job better, and that will continue to be our paramount focus. We continue to work on new ways to provideRead… Read more »
***Interested in learning more about Mobile Government? RSVP for our Mobile Government training session at our free GovLoop Online Innovator’s Summit** Wanting to build a mobile app for your agency but don’t know where to start? Today, the White House relaunched their mobile platform (mobile web, mobile apps, tablet apps) and open-sourced their iPhone andRead… Read more »
Have you heard of the Data Act? It unanimously passed through the House and now is sitting in committee in the Senate. The legislation, “is Congress’ attempt to achieve full federal spending transparency that would build off the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board’s (RAT) success,” said Hudson Hollister the executive director of the the DataRead… Read more »
Some have called it a “national disgrace,” the presence of thousands of homeless veterans on American streets and in shelters. In 2010 President Obama made a strong statement, saying that his administration would end homelessness by 2015. But how do you do that? The Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs teamed upRead… 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 »
Over the years, government has become more and more projectized. It’s undoubtedly a difficult task- working through culture barriers, developing a comprehensive strategy, and overcoming unforeseen (and potentially foreseen) obstacles. Even if you don’t have a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, it is still important to know the key elements of good project management. ToRead… Read more »
On today’s program The retirement tsunami or not, succession planning is essential for any good organization. How well does the government do? We’ll get results from a new survey. Click here for the full recap. Is open source becoming the norm for government? We’ll talk to Red Hat. Click here for the full recap. AndRead… Read more »