On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The deadline is quickly approaching to nominate someone for the Service to America Medals. The Oscars for federal employees. Find out how you can nominate your worthy co-worker. The top reads: The New York Times: Considering Which Head or Heads May Roll for a Troubled Website Rollout A huge story withRead… Read more »
The Service to America Medals are the Oscars of public service awards. The annual awards – by the Partnership for Public Service – are given to outstanding public servants. Last year’s recipients included a NIH scientist who found the superbug infecting patients, a NASA rocket scientist who helped create the Mars Rover and a youngRead… Read more »
The demand for enterprise-grade cloud systems is not just growing in the United States; the need for cloud services has gone global. Oracle has responded to this demand by building four new data centers abroad, in Germany and Canada. These new additions will bring the total number of data centers that host Oracle services inRead… Read more »
Today, government agencies are challenged like never before to make smart IT investments. Organizations are challenged to adopt agile, efficient and transformative technology. That’s why I am excited to share with you our latest report on open source technology. This report is the latest in our Agency of the Future series, which is highlighting theRead… Read more »
GovLoop and Integrity Management Consulting are proud to present a 12-part series called “Conscientious Contracting: A Thoughtful Approach to Acquisition and Program Management,” that aims to address common challenges and achieve new efficiencies in government procurement. There’s always been transition among contracts and contractors in government. But we might be living in unprecedented times. AccordingRead… Read more »
Optimizing your agency for mobile is a necessary step in today’s technology environment. In GovLoop’s recent mobile guide, we shared how government agencies are transforming internal operations and customer service by leveraging the power of mobile apps. For example, the Transportation Security Administration has created an internal app to keep employees aware of critical securityRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: 2013 may very well go down as the year of big data. At every government conference, training, networking summit, someone was talking about how big data was transforming the way their organization operates. But one program rose above the rest. We go in depth with the Army’s EMDS program with Lt.Read… Read more »
Looking back at the past decade, it is easy to see how technology improved our lives. We have transformed our agencies with mobile technology, data analytics, GIS mapping, and a whole host of innovations. But what happens when these technologies stop working for us and start working against us? How many hours have you wastedRead… Read more »
2013 may very well go down as the year of big data. At every government conference, training, networking summit, someone was talking about how big data was transforming the way their organization operates. But one program rose above the rest. This year the Army’s EMDS was selected as FedScoop’s IT Program of the Year basedRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: A hiring spree might be a bit of a stretch. But the government really is hiring. Despite all the bad publicity, the shutdown, the sequester, the pay freeze, the furloughs, the government is looking to hire new talent on a daily basis. Discover how your agency can recruit the best andRead… Read more »