Organizational transformation is a hot topic right now. Transformation comes in many forms. It can be anything from major business process re-engineering, to dealing with disruptive technologies, to the more typical transformation required to maintain an effective organization in an ever changing business environment. Every day executives evaluate where they want to take the organizationRead… Read more »
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is a new team within the United Kingdom’s Cabinet Office, and it is tasked with ensuring that the government provides top quality digital services to better meet citizens’ needs. On November 13, 2012, Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media and Jennifer Pahlka, Founder and Executive Director of CodeRead… Read more »
I was working with the management team of a regional company. Their major assets are their facilities, and they work hard to make sure that each facility is the best in its market. I knew I was in for a treat when the CEO opened the meeting, saying, “We’re doing very well right now, butRead… Read more »
Think that law degree will mean the difference between you and a great career? Law school admissions staff will tell you yes, but this court case says otherwise. Original post
Augmented Reality, or AR, involves the projection of information onto our physical landscape through some form of assistive device, such as the heads-up displays (HUDs) used in many aircraft, the use of a mobile device with a camera to photograph a location and add information or the upcoming Google Goggles, which promise a wearable ARRead… Read more »
It’s Not What You Think Since last weekend, the internet has been aflutter with news that many states have petitioned the White House for permission to secede from the union. No state has officially done any such thing. This is what’s going on. To date, there are forty-eight petitions asking President Obama to approve theRead… Read more »
If you’ve been around Washington long enough, the following should come as no surprise: if you’re a government civil servant interested in landing a presidential or political appointment in the new Administration, the chances are not in your favor. Nevertheless, anything is possible during a presidential transition and longshots do come in — albeit rarely.Read… Read more »
Contracts, award dates, product pricing, labor categories, option periods, units of issue, minimum orders…the list goes on and on. GSA has a ton of data that represent the universe of products and services we provide to the federal government. Would it be useful to your agency to have access to the data to upload intoRead… Read more »
As part of a joint-initiative with OMB, the ACT-IAC Acquisition Management SIG has been working to develop a survey to assess the awareness and effectiveness of the Myth-busting initiative originally launched as part of the ’25 Point Implementation Plan (and discussed frequently here on GovLoop). The short, 12 question survey is designed to help OMBRead… Read more »
Blockee is a web application that lets you visualize improvements to your block. It was built as a Labs Friday project by Jesse Bounds, Nick Doiron, Serena Wales and myself. You can try it out at Blockee.org. Initially the app was made as a steam valve, a way to work on something fun. A goofRead… Read more »