Have you ever found yourself driving to work, constantly hitting red lights? Do you often slow down, to almost a complete stop, only to have the light turn green – and your fuel efficiency plunge? If so, read on. Stop-and-go driving (and the fuel-wasting that goes with it) has been tormenting commuters for as longRead… Read more »
Reading is fundamental and we are all bombarded with email newsletters, RSS feeds and the ever present forwarded email from a colleague or, worse, a supervisor. Yet, if we don’t look at new sources of information from time to time, I believe we will not learn anything new and may get stuck within our sameRead… Read more »
It’s all a bunch of BS! When’s the last time you sat down with your team to discuss how to make better use of your team’s unique set of capabilities and strengths? Chances are, if you took stock, you’d find that some people work best at night, others in the morning, some on the weekendsRead… Read more »
Joel Reyes (Charlotte, NC) — Everyone always asks me, what are the most popular Windows Phone 7 apps? Below, I’ve compiled the Top 10 phones apps with relevance to the public sector (government, citizenship, education, health), ranked by highest number of downloads. They include functionality like mobile access to your health data, improving spelling skillsRead… Read more »
This is the third post in a three part series about the newly released report, Open for Business: Leveraging Open Government to Improve Agency Operations. I’d encourage you to check out the newly released open government analyst briefing by the Government Business Council, the research arm of Government Executive magazine, and OpenText. The report includesRead… Read more »
I have worked with graphic designer/artist Jack Hernandez for almost a decade on creative projects, both professional and personal. Jack has nearly 15 years of professional graphic design experience and for the last ten years has worked with local governments at a nonprofit DC lobby association. Recently, he and his partners established their own identityRead… Read more »
When I was a lad, I learned that criticism was, “I don’t like…” followed by an opinion. Anxious to become a grup, I emulated my elders. That criticism always felt bad at launch, and didn’t provide any light or happiness. When I got to the point where I had to lead the parade, that kindRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — All the way up to the White House, Americans are concerned about employing currently unemployed and underemployed veterans, whose rate of unemployment is higher than average. Microsoft and other like-minded companies are stepping up their efforts in this area. Now, Payscale.com has created a very useful infographic about why U.S.Read… Read more »
WordPress, the open source content management system that I use here on this blog, is growing in its utilisation across government. It took root a bit quicker in central government, with the Number 10 site, Defra, Wales Office and the Department of Health, amongst others, using WordPress to deliver some or all of their webRead… Read more »
There’s been a lot of buzz about the G-Cloud today and over the weekend, and rightly so. It’s a potentially exciting development, and a real achievement for Chris Chant and his team. Not only have they set out, aggressively in Civil Service terms, to get a better deal for taxpayers, but they’ve also managed theRead… Read more »