Response to our newly designed e-mail reports has been overwhelmingly positive. That makes us happy to continue doing what we love doing, which is all focused on informing you on the relevance of hot technology issues. We now support four key technology products delivered by e-mail. You can sign up for any using forms onRead… Read more »
Guest Post by Dana Blankenhorn I first met Dana Blankenhorn when I left enterprise software and was building an open source company. He was blogging about open source and two out of three of his posts I had to implement immediately. He was my teacher-from-the-cloud for over a year. He is still the only personRead… Read more »
Recently, I attended a session at the Brookings Institution called “How Social Networking Can Reinvigorate American Democracy and Civic Participation.” It was an interesting panel made up of campaign consultants, academics and a representative from The White House. From the discussion, it was obvious that all of these stakeholders have thought extremely in-depth about whatRead… Read more »
In March we announced our move of CTOvision.com to a new Rackspace Cloud Site capability. After testing we also moved CTOlabs.com and, CrucialPointLLC.com there, and things were so easy/fast/enjoyable we later established DoDIIStech.com there. Using Rackspace gave us must faster performance and many other features. Lately things started to go wrong, however. I started gettingRead… Read more »
This last topic, intergovernmental sharing, is not about Kumbaya. It’s about leveraging what agencies are already doing, jump-starting efforts, and solving a problem once–instead of dozens of times. But there are authorities, budgets, and regulations that can make this smart move a challenge. Share your own experiences and Discuss Intergovernmental Sharing. What are you waitingRead… Read more »
In the world of training, there comes a time when the trainer feels he or she is not “on.” Is it that important? Most certainly. It can make the difference between a successful and unsuccessful training. Do we fake it? Now, I’m not talking about subject matter here–not knowing what we are talking about butRead… Read more »
Social media news from the world of politics: RT @techpresident The +Newt Gingrich Google Hangout: How’d That Go? | techPresident http://bit.ly/pjVJ0V RT @politico Newt Gingrich miles ahead in Twitter primary – Emily Schultheis – POLITICO.com http://politi.co/mTY3sX RT @MarkKornblau: Not every day you get to welcome a brand new country to Twitter. Welcome @RepSouthSudan. RT @RWW:Read… Read more »
GEICO is a proud partner of GovLoop. ———————————————- I’ve posted before about GEICO Now, GEICO’s online edition of it’s GEICO Now Magazine as well as a blog. GEICO Now is an excellent resource for tips, benefits, and all the latest information from GEICO. Now our friends from GEICO want to hear from you! GEICO believesRead… Read more »
Deloitte is a proud supporter of GovLoop. ———————————————– Times certainly have changed. Our world has moved from a labor-based global economy to one dependent on the education and knowledge of those in the world-wide workforce. As a result we are seeing higher expectations put on our students in the classroom. Some of these students throughoutRead… Read more »
With so many different types of social networks now present in today’s society and Google adding yet another one to the mix, I have often wondered if it is truly fair to reference Govloop as the, “Facebook for Government.” Sure, at the time, the reference was the most clear picture that could be provided toRead… Read more »