It is approaching the end of the year, so for the final formal Gov 2.0 event in Canberra, there’s a picnic being held on Saturday 8 December from midday. There will be a couple of speakers – starting with Julian Carver from New Zealand, who has had a long involvement with the open government movement,Read… Read more »
What happens beyond the Fiscal Cliff? A blue-ribbon cast of distinguished former federal leaders – largely from the national security community – have endorsed a three-part blueprint for governing in the 21st century. Former Vice Presidential National Security Advisor Leon Fuerth, working with Evan Faber, has released a white paper that has been a decadeRead… Read more »
I recently asked a defense contracting recruiter if a job applicant with an AOL, Hotmail or Yahoo email address pegged them as out-of-date. Her immediate response was, “No not at all,” and she walked away. But then this 30-something recruiter turned around and said, “But when I was looking for a job last year IRead… Read more »
Anybody living in Southern California for the last couple of years has heard of the City of Bell scandal and I suspect that the story is known outside of the state as well. The Los Angeles Times received a Pulitzer gold medal for public service, as a result of its coverage along with titillating storiesRead… Read more »
If you think big and start small, you can move mountains I had a great opportunity recently to interview Major General Meyerrose (USAF-RET) on the subject of organizational transformation. Major General Dale Meyerrose is the first Senate confirmed President appointed Chief Information Officer for the intelligence community. The video and transcript of that interview willRead… Read more »
The process of requesting documents from the government, though enshrined in Australian law, can be difficult for many people – taking significant time, causing significant frustration and resulting in inconsistent and substandard outcomes – as I found when asking government agencies some simple question about which public social media channels they operated and which webRead… Read more »
Brian Sandoval had it made with a life time appointment as a federal judge. However, Sandoval walked away from his safe life time appointment to run for Governor of Nevada. After he won the Governor’s race in 2010, Sondoval walked into a tough situation: – Nevada had the nation’s highest unemployment rate– a crushed housingRead… Read more »
By BillCheswick As many of you know, I am between jobs, looking to work with bright people on interesting problems. It’s going fine, and the ideas and opportunities come at a steady pace. I attended the FedCyber summit this week, in part to test the waters and investigate opportunities. It was a day well-spent, andRead… Read more »
If you are reading this you are no stranger to blogs. You have probably heard the term more times than you can count, have read more than your fair share, and maybe even have your own online novel collecting “dust” in cyberspace. Even still, the desire to be heard above all the chatter on theRead… Read more »
NAGC Blue Pencil/Gold Screen Early Entry Deadline December 7 The entries are beginning to roll in for the 2013 Blue Pencil Gold Screen awards and the early bird deadline of Friday, December 7 is approaching fast! The final entry deadline is January 11, but members entering by December 7 can save $41 for a singleRead… Read more »