In the past two decades, “civil society” has become a central organizing concept in the social sciences. Occupying the middle ground between the state and private life, the civil sphere encompasses everything from associations to protests to church groups to nongovernmental organizations. Interest in the topic exploded with the decline of statism in the 1980sRead… Read more »
It’s been an eventful few weeks in my neck of the woods. Let’s recap: 1.) Aug. 19: Thousands of motorcycle riders paid tribute to 9/11 with a massive ride through Northern Virginia, including Fairfax Co., causing major communications needs for commuters. 2.) Aug. 23: A once-in-a-lifetime earthquake strikes and rattles Virginia. 3.) Aug. 25-29: HurricaneRead… Read more »
According to this story over at NextGov.com, about 25 percent of dot-gov domains are not reachable. The article says that some of these websites could have already been cut, as part of the White House’s announced plan to consolidate or cut some of its almost 1,800 top-level federal Web domains this year. But remember, theseRead… Read more »
Government Technology reports that the PC era of computing may be coming to end. If estimates are correct, by the year 2015, most users will access the internet via tablets and smart phones, as opposed to desktop PCs. By 2015, adoption of smartphones and tablets in the U.S. will result in more users accessing theRead… Read more »
New predictions released by International Data Corporation (IDC). By 2015, more U.S. Internet users will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs or other wireline devices. As smartphones begin to outsell simpler feature phones, and as media tablet sales explode, the number of mobile Internet users will grow by a compound annual growthRead… Read more »
The previous post I mentioned Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) in connection with Y2K. I thought I’d expand on the method and how it helps move Enterprise Architecture closer to Enterprise Engineering. The distinction between E.A. and E.E. in my mind is like the difference between art and science. I know some ofRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. It would be hard to write a blog series for Health IT (HIT) Week and not include today’s topic: health information exchanges (HIE). For those new to the subject, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provided approximately $150 billion in health care spending, including $564 million underRead… Read more »
How can organizations reach beyond their traditional smokestacks and silos? Coordination mechanisms have existed for years, notes Naval Postgraduate School author Nancy Roberts, but they haven’t been used. But the availability of new web-based tools and the pressures from cost cuts, the war on terror, and emergency management may have created a new environment forRead… Read more »
Even though it’s been ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, federal employees still feel weary when they go to work. The DC Earthquake was a prime example, as many worried that it was not an earthquake, but indeed another attack on a nearby building. This fear, however, has not kept federal employees out ofRead… Read more »
We know what our customers want. We’ve known for years. We don’t need to keep asking them because the answer is the same. We know what to do to make customer service better. We’ve known that for years, too, because we’ve listened to and watched our customers. So why do 79% of the respondents toRead… Read more »