I just saw the new on Microsoft’s new “pricing plan” for its “free” online version of office. While working my way through grad school doing consulting for a medium sized business, I see once again the “incompatibility creep” being introduced in the new version of office. Since the company uses Open Office – I wonderRead… Read more »
There is an old adage in marketing that states you should under promise and over deliver on a project. Clearly that’s better than over promising and then under delivering! But my question today is are those of us working in government perhaps under promising and over promising at the same time? How we frame ourRead… Read more »
If you’re a government buyer, what are the most USEFUL ways that vendors use social media to offer you ideas / info that you find genuinely helpful? How and when (if at all) is social media a good way for a vendor to find you and get to know you? Which social media groups areRead… Read more »
I have been researching Twitter feeds of local government. Check out the link below. New Road to FastTrackGovernment Blog Posting.
Jana, your passion for preserving and organizing historical records in Government is well known here on GovLoop. How did you come to first be interested in this mission? I’ve always been kind of a history fan and am interested in government policy. My first brush with records management was when I was a soldier assignedRead… Read more »
From OpenSF – The Gov 2.0 movement celebrated two great milestones at 111 Minna in downtown San Francisco last night: the birth of Gov 2.0 Club San Francisco, and the one-year anniversary of GovLoop, the “Facebook for Government.” Around 100 people from local and federal government and private sector tech, innovation and social media backgroundsRead… Read more »
The Open Government & Innovations Conference, “OGI” for short, is jam-packed with world-renowned speakers, cutting-edge research and real-life case studies (you can see the details in all of their glory here). Whether you work in the public or private sector, you’re going to learn a ton and make dozens of contacts. To make sure thatRead… Read more »
Terrific piece by Hilton Collins in GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY, “Emergency Managers and First Responders Use Twitter and Facebook to Update Communities.” Excellent examples of agencies embracing the Big Network, engaging with the public in the community space, practitioners. This is very very encouraging. Blogging on GovLoop about a piece I found on Twitter in a GovZineRead… Read more »
This is going to be a really complex piece about all the various cultural, legal, policy, and other issues surrounding how government employees use social media on the job. Ok, not really. Actually, I think it boils down to two simple directives: DO: use social media tools to serve your mission. DON’T: Be stupid. ItRead… Read more »
Because the various agencies of the Department of Defense were unable to come to agreement on the requirements and implementation of an updated Joint Command and Control capability, NECC has been canceled and funding directed towards the various Global Command and Control System silos. “Due to the unwillingness of the Services and others to agreeRead… Read more »