I hate carrying legal pads or laptops at conferences, but I need to take notes if I want to remember anything anyone says. The perfect solution? I take notes with Evernote on my mobile device, which I can access on my desktop at work, my laptop at home, and on both my phones wherever IRead… Read more »
By Chris Moore and John Emmitt The Obama Administration has mandated datacenter consolidation for government agencies. Vivek Kundra, former Federal CIO, commented last year that in some cases, only 7% of existing Federal government datacenter capacity is currently being utilized. Jeffrey Zients, chief performance officer and deputy director for management at the Office of ManagementRead… Read more »
Those who weren’t lucky enough to attend NextGen 2011 may be interested in perusing these summaries of some of the breakout sessions. Obviously, the information conveyed was too awesome to be boiled down into a few paragraphs (and you will certainly want to make it out to next year’s summit so you can hear fromRead… Read more »
Interview with Retired Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) To listen to the podcast, visit: http://www.ceileadership.org In Episode 22 of the Green Government Podcast we with Retired VIce Admiral Dennis V. McGin,, the president of ACORE, about renewable energy, renewable energy in the military, and how the U.S. governmentRead… Read more »
Many of us have great work ethics and like to deliver quality work. But, what do you do when you work under someone that does not provide the support you need to get your job done. You are working very hard to meet deadlines, but your manager does not respond to your questions or doesRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Randi Powell reports. Florida is making the transition to centralized management of its IT services, systems and procurements. Introduced by Governor Rick Scott as one of his many efforts to aggressively cut costs, a bill handing IT procurement authority from the Department of Management Service’s (DMS) Division of Purchasing to the Agency forRead… Read more »
POLITICAL LAW FIRM LAUNCH. Chris Ashby launched a new firm and its website is here. He’s on Twitter, too. SAM BROWN TO ALLEN & OVERY. Sam Brown will be joining Allen & Overy’s this week. He joins the firm from the Federal Election Commission, where he served in Commissioner Ellen Weintraub’s office. POST PROFILES COLBERTRead… Read more »
This week’s Project of the Week is brought to you by one of GovLoop’s 2011 Major Partners, IBM. As the year continues they will be present on GovLoop to help you with any Analytics questions you may have. Dr. GovLoop recently caught up with Frank Stein of the Analytics Solution Center at IBM about howRead… Read more »
The Postal Service may be faced with a debt ceiling crisis of its own come September 30th. The agency is reporting third quarter losses in excess of $3 billion and anticipates that they will default on payments to the federal government by the end of the fiscal year. The loss for the quarter that endedRead… Read more »
New York City will be extending its contract with Northrop Grumman to support the city’s multi-agency government wireless network for another five years. The New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) is the most comprehensive municipal wireless broadband network currently deployed. The network was designed and built by Northrup Grumman and the city cites the company’sRead… Read more »