Originally Posted On GovFresh My name is Dustin Haisler and I’m the Assistant City Manager and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the City of Manor, Texas. Manor is a small community, located just east of Austin, of approximately 6,500 citizens. More recently, Manor has received a lot press for some of our innovative projects; suchRead… Read more »
The first question most people ask when they meet some new is “What do you do?” I sometimes have difficulty answering this basic question. While I am clear about my work, the language I use to describe it doesn’t always communicate its true nature. In large part when we think of leadership, most people stillRead… Read more »
As many of you know, my wife and I had our first son back in March of this year. The guy is already crawling and chattering away…and he’s already picked up his first couple colds. So I installed a gate in our home this past weekend and we’re obviously looking for ways to minimize theRead… Read more »
CeBIT Australia recently spoke with Mia Garlick, Assistant Secretary for the Digital Economy Branch, Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy. Mia was also a member of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce. We asked Mia: Please briefly describe your role and responsibilities in the organisation. Having participated in the Gov 2.0 Taskforce process, and seenRead… Read more »
A post from Patra Frame, HR Strategist for ClearedJobs.Net At many of the seminars I give I see people who are facing a career change and they are not at all sure how to manage it. Whether you are transitioning from the military or federal service, looking for new opportunities after years in one area,Read… Read more »
There have been a number of changes lately that are important to government contracting that you need to know about. But before I delve into them, I wanted to let you know that our November capture and proposal 2-day training courses in Rockville, MD are now half-full, with some people traveling from out of townRead… Read more »
…yep, BAD – Blog Action Day! If you haven’t been paying attention the last few years, Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. ThisRead… Read more »
Government 2.0 is a citizen-centric philosophy and strategy that believes the best results are usually driven by partnerships between citizens and government, at all levels. It is focused entirely on achieving goals through increased efficiency, better management, information transparency, and citizen engagement and most often leverages newer technologies to achieve the desired outcomes. Government 2.0Read… Read more »
I interviewed the person doing this research project (Marco Fioretti, whom I’ve communicated with for a few years and who wrote a chapter for the O’Reilly book “Open Government”) and put up a summary on the O’Reilly web site: http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/06/european-union-starts-project.html The project is just starting, but will try to provide data that researchers can useRead… Read more »
In the federal government, change is a way of life for managers. At a minimum, change comes every four years with either a new administration, or with varying agendas from new political appointees and agency leaders if the incumbent administration has another bite at the apple. So has does real change take hold? For starters,Read… Read more »