Amazon Rumored To Be Working On A $99 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD, Watch every NCAA Tournament buzzer beater with Thuuz Sports app and more

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top mobile news and stories of the day. Jawbone brings its UP fitness bracelet to Android, returns to Europe – I have a MotoACTV watch (as I’ve written often here), so I like to pay attention to this realm. The first Jawbone UP was a colossal failure, and onlyRead… Read more »

Special issue “The Public Manager” on ‘Government Embraces New Social Media Tools’

The Public Manager “The Public Manager” has just published its Winter 2012 edition. The whole issue focuses on how government embraces new social media tools. Contributors are among others: Andrew Krzmarzick, who talks about how government embraces social media as new communication tools; Scott Horvath (USGS), who presents an overview of the past, present andRead… Read more »

BYOD Successes? Private Sector Keeps It Under Wraps; Agencies Share

Recently EEOC share BYOD successes with Federal Technology Insider and we’ve tapped into other sources that best practices. Yet, private sector seems to be keeping projects under wraps. Want to know a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) secret? Good luck gaining any insight from corporations. While these organizations are generally considered to be further alongRead… Read more »

The Takeaway with John Anderson, Troutdale City Manager

Former city and county manager John Anderson is enjoying the type of retirement that will be the envy of many ELGL members. John plays tennis a few times a week and goes downhill skiing as often as possible. He also enjoys canoeing and has taken a number of trips, including a cruise on the DanubeRead… Read more »

Albuquerque Administrative Professionals Training Seminar 25-Apr-2013

The New Mexico Federal Executive Board is hosting an open Training Seminar being presented by Leader Development Institute. Leader Development Institute is committed to bringing you the most current and relevant topics for your success. That commitment has lead Anthony Tormey, founder and CEO, to develop a new topic to move you from good toRead… Read more »

Opening for IAP2 Professional Development Manager

Ellen Ernst from IAP2 submitted this post to the blog a couple of weeks ago — so sorry for the delay! There are still 4 days left to apply for this great position. I’ll check with Ellen to see if we can get a further extension for NCDD members since we were slow in postingRead… Read more »

IO: Data Center 2.0

By Bob Gourley IO designs, engineers and delivers data center infrastructure for the world’s largest enterprises, governments and service providers. IO owns and operates data centers for hundreds of customers, and has leveraged this experience to build a next-generation Data Center 2.0 cloud enabling technology platform. IO.Anywhere™ modular data centers provide enterprise-class infrastructure that canRead… Read more »

Now Accepting Nominations for 2013 W. Edward Deming Award

Just a few days left — nominations are due Monday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Learn more about the Deming Award and hear from a past winner about their experience in this Federal News Radio interview. What: The W. Edwards Deming Award is awarded annually to a government organization that demonstrates transformative training excellenceRead… Read more »