Communications

Do you like where you work?

Do you like where you work? It seems like a simple question on the surface, but for agencies who are fighting for personnel, budgets and morale the question is gigantic. So every year the Office of Personnel Management goes out to agencies and asks that question. In the past few months OPM has asked 1.6Read… Read more »

Better Blogging: 6 Tips for Being Heard Above the Noise

If you are reading this you are no stranger to blogs. You have probably heard the term more times than you can count, have read more than your fair share, and maybe even have your own online novel collecting “dust” in cyberspace. Even still, the desire to be heard above all the chatter on theRead… Read more »

Left and Right Dig in on Fiscal Cliff – Plus DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: If you turn on your TV, open a newspaper or log on to any social media site you are bombarded with the impending doom surrounding the fiscal cliff. And while the dreaded cliff might still happen, there might be a way to lessen its impact. The key could be good management.Read… Read more »

Survey Provides Insights to Future of GIS Technology for Government – Mobile, Cloud, Awareness

Over last few weeks, GovLoop has been rolling out a series of posts covering one of our latest resources, Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government. In this report, the GovLoop team identified leading case studies, best practices, and ran survey of GIS professionals. The hope of the report was to show how powerful GISRead… Read more »

Countdown to Fiscal Cliff – Plus Your DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: It’s hard to peer into a crystal ball and predict what will be the top trends for government technology. But that’s exactly what the experts at IDC Insights has done. Click here for the full recap. But up front: Countdown to the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Market Watch has a Fiscal Cliff Countdown:Read… Read more »

Community Advocates can learn from Silicon Valley

6 Things Silicon Valley Can Teach Social Entrepreneurs WRITTEN BY: Claire Diaz-Ortiz Co.Exist Based on my work leading social innovation at Twitter, here are six essential things that Silicon Valley can teach social entrepreneurs. Claire Diaz-Ortiz If there is anyplace that knows about innovation it is Silicon Valley. Claire Diaz-Ortiz asks “Can a social enterpriseRead… Read more »

Peering into our Crystal Ball — 2013 Tech Trends Unveiled

It’s hard to peer into a crystal ball and predict what will be the top trends for government technology, but that’s exactly what the experts at IDC Insights have done. Thom Rubel is the Vice President for Research at IDC Government Insights. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program that 2013 will be anRead… Read more »