INPUT Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports on Illinois’ mega sole source contract with Motorola Yesterday, the state of Illinois announced it received final approval from the Sole Source Hearing Panel to move forward with a 10-year, $114 million sole source contract with Motorola for the continued operation of the state’s STARCOM 21 public safety radioRead… Read more »
Bruce asked for some pointers about putting up a personal website. He’s a content consumer more than an author, and needed a personal website as a prototype for a new project. That would usually involve getting a domain, server space, hiring someone to do the work, building something, updating, and on it goes. I suggestedRead… Read more »
New job means new work friends and a larger network. Sometimes finding the right networking events can seem daunting, but lucky for you…you have made an important step in the right direction by being on GovLoop! There are many different opportunities in many different areas of the globe….here are a few places to start: 1)Read… Read more »
This is a post that my friend/colleague Fran Melmed of [context communication] wrote recently, dissecting Georgia’s media campaign around childhood obesity. I really enjoyed how it was broken down and wanted to share with you all – with permission from Fran, of course (who by the way, enjoys lowercase writing). the georgia children’s health allianceRead… Read more »
Research Creating great customer experiences (2011) – Customer experience is more important than ever to develop and maintain a consistent, effective connection between you and your customers. RightNow Technologies suggests we empower our customers and employees, as well as offer them multi-channel choice, to deliver a superior customer experience. Video: http://www.rightnow.com/resource-video-8-steps.php How We Use TabletsRead… Read more »
Washington passed a package of legislation designed to implement health care reform in the state. Under the terms of the package, state health care payments will be based on patient outcomes, a new collaborative will be implement to cut waste, fraud and abuse and the state will begin requiring increased transparency of insurance providers. WashingtonRead… Read more »
This is the second part of a series inspired by Susan Ward’s article on About.com featuring “Ten tips for attracting employees.” I am responding to Susan’s tips for business owners with my take about how government agencies can use them to promote their jobs. 6. Offer employees some way to move upwards. It’s not thatRead… Read more »
I am currently working on a new and exciting project at AIIM. I am curious to know what you would be interested in buying as courseware if we were to offer additional training and certification under our educational programs. I would like to know if you would be interested in certain topics. As such, IRead… Read more »
INPUT’s Director of State and Local Information Services Tim Brett reports on Fairfax County, Virginia’s capital improvement plan. Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) proposed accelerating the renovation schedule for many schools in its FY 2012-2016 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) due to lower construction costs. Favorable market conditions and lower than estimated construction bids have madeRead… Read more »
NYC’s Port Authority Bus Terminal is getting a facelift, thanks to a high-tech wraparound billboard of woven stainless steel mesh embedded with LED lights. Original post