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Acquisition, Communications, Tech

Interested in Cyber Security? Read (and support) the new Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal

On 12 May 2011 the Obama Administration unveiled its cybersecurity legislative proposal. The entire proposal is available for your review at this link: cybersecurity legislative proposal. But I most strongly recommend you read the context provided by the government’s Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt first. Howard provided a clear introductionRead… Read more »

Career, Communications, Miscellaneous, Project Management, Tech

Under the Microscope: Dissecting the Georgia Anti-Obesity Campaign

This is a post that my friend/colleague Fran Melmed of [context communication] wrote recently, dissecting Georgia’s media campaign around childhood obesity. I really enjoyed how it was broken down and wanted to share with you all – with permission from Fran, of course (who by the way, enjoys lowercase writing). the georgia children’s health allianceRead… Read more »

Career, Communications, Human Resources, Project Management, Tech

Recruitment 411: Private industry tips for public agencies – Part II

This is the second part of a series inspired by Susan Ward’s article on About.com featuring “Ten tips for attracting employees.” I am responding to Susan’s tips for business owners with my take about how government agencies can use them to promote their jobs. 6. Offer employees some way to move upwards. It’s not thatRead… Read more »

Communications, Miscellaneous

Digital engagement workshop in Peterborough on 25th May

Just a quick reminder about this event folks – there’s a few places still available. All the details are here: http://kindofdigital.com/pboro25may/ It will be a great day, I promise. Possibly related posts: Digital engagement workshop, Peterborough, 25th May Some Kind of Digital posts Here comes Noot – the public sector social business tool Micro-participation projectRead… Read more »

Communications, Tech

A Few Social Media Stats About EPA’s Efforts

Today, the following request came from a colleague at another federal agency via the Web Content Managers Forum, the gov’t-only group of 2500+ folks: I need ammunition/stats from other federal agencies regarding the value of social media, specifically in terms of an agency’s obligation to be transparent and to reach and serve ppl where theyRead… Read more »

Communications, Leadership, Tech

FICM Lightning Rounds – May 12 @ 2pm EST

Don’t Miss the next FICM Meeting, Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 2:00pm EDT The call will be held via GoToWebinar. Sign up to attend today at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/687909195 The FICM Webinar supports discussion and information dissemination throughout the Federal Intranet Content Managers (FICM) group. Official information about the FICM group can be found at: http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/community/groups/intranet.shtml. ThisRead… Read more »

Communications, Project Management, Tech

Up Up and Away

Interesting post by Deloitte on the transformation of Air Transport. Wanted to share with you all: Originally posted by Deloitte Public Sector Transforming the Air Transportation System A business case for program acceleration The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union EUROCONTROL air transportation system (ATS) agencies are in the process of modernizingRead… Read more »

Communications, Leadership, Miscellaneous

Determining the Type of Website Best Suited for Non-profits

Most industries (i.e. legal, medical, finance, etc.) prefer their content management solution be customized to meet their specific needs. Non-profit organizations prefer that their solution be customized as well but they face a difficult hurdle: funding. A non-profit organization’s yearly budget lies solely on the generosity of donors and grants that are awarded by statesRead… Read more »