On April 30, 2010, over 200 public and private sector participants convened at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to think big about how the Government can learn from the emerging trend to use prizes and competitions to solve some of the grand challenges of our time. This event, led by Robynn Sturm fromRead… Read more »
Online Surveys & Market Research
Over the last couple days, about a dozen people have asked me, “What do you think of the FedSpace idea?” In fact, one GovLooper has already opened a forum on the subject. What I’ve been saying: “It’s awesome. I’m a big fan.” As Tim O’Reilly stated with his blog “Government as a platform” – itRead… Read more »
We’ve been measuring satisfaction with federal websites since early 2002 and reporting it publicly every quarter since late 2003. That’s 27 consecutive reports, and believe me, the people here who analyze the data and put together those 27 reports would probably say it feels like 100. But the point is that while overall citizen satisfactionRead… Read more »
The Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter on Government by Collaboration is now available. This edition presents the views of 22 IT leaders of nations, states, federal agencies, and municipalities and thought leaders who are working to ensure openness in Government. Government by Collaboration is the third newsletter in a series highlighting each of the three areas inRead… Read more »
So cool to see Sheila Campbell in Fast Company as most influential women in tech. She runs the GSA Web best practices team… http://www.fastcompany.com/article/sheila-campbell-gsa?1272371351
It was a dark and (stormy)…well cold…night in Washington last week when I arrived. Following eight hours on I-95, three cups of coffee, two traffic jams, and a metro ride in a dark subway; I had finally arrived. My mission was clear and time was of the essence. I had to make it to theRead… Read more »
As we like to say at GovLoop, Amanda Blount is awesome. There’s just no other way to say it. That’s why I am proud to feature Amanda as GovLoop Member of the Week. She really is a GovLooper extraordinaire. You’ll see her commenting on blog posts and forums and groups and she greets new members…andRead… Read more »
Wow. It’s been a journey. Missteps and corrections are everywhere. It’s been a minefield. Finally though, it’s been clarified… DAU has browseable, *non*-credit material for future acquisition professionals. This is the material that future acquisition professionals need. While you don’t get credit unless you’re an Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) Workforce Member, the material isRead… Read more »
I have worked at GSA for many (many) years and we have always had the equipment, systems, tools and support that we need to work while on the road, work from a client site, work from home, etc. And because of this, it’s also very clear to me that our workforce seems to always beRead… Read more »