The Importance of Confidence

Creative Commons via youaremyfave.com Over the past 4 years, I’ve met a lot of my online friends “in real life.” And, as a sociologist, I’m always curious to see if someone will live up to their online persona. There are 3 possibilities, right? I am always delighted when people meet or exceed my expectations andRead… Read more »

Federal Resume help

Hi I am writting federal resume and this is really the first time I am writting it. Can “Rock your Resume ” check it. I would really appreciate it. Dorothy

Cloud $ Confusion

It seems like never before has a technology platform brought so much confusion as the Cloud. No, I am not talking about the definition of cloud (which dogged many for quite some time), but the cost-savings or the elusiveness of them related to cloud computing. On one hand, we have the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy,Read… Read more »

Keeping the Sanity During Election Time

I’m employed by local government, so the presidential election does not have a direct effect on my organization and daily duties. However, I’m interested in hearing from our federal communicators on how they deal with it. How do you keep everyone’s focus, and what steps do you take to prepare for possible change of presidents?Read… Read more »

D2D2T vs. Online Server Backup – The Battle of Cost, Complexity, and Capabilities

Why Online Server Backup is Better Than Tape Backup by Nick Mueller, Zetta.net VNM101212 – An epic server backup battle is being waged right now in IT shops at small and medium-sized businesses all over the world. The battle is really just the choice between tapes, disks, D2D2T, and online server backup (which includes manyRead… Read more »

Join us at GovCon 2012

By RyanKamauff This 3 for one conference is a great opportunity to learn how to accelerate your agency The Cloud & Virtualization, Cybersecurity and Mobile Government Conferences provide government technology professionals with vast opportunities to learn and experience the latest cloud, cyber and mobile solutions. Help your agency’s transition to the cloud, leverage mobile applicationsRead… Read more »

NSF, DoE and NASA Tournament Lab to Launch Big Data Challenge Series for U.S. Government Agencies

By BobGourley NASA and the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy have just launched an awesome sounding Big Data challenge. Please help spread the word of this to the data science team in your agency or organization, sounds like a great way to enhance collaboration on some big issues that will help theRead… Read more »

Considering a Career in Federal Government? Maybe the PMF Program is Right for You!

Are you finishing your graduate degree within this academic year? Did you complete graduate school within the last two years? If you answered “yes” to either of these, then you are eligible to apply to the Presidential Management Fellows Program! Why you should consider applying: Rotation through several departments to give you a diverse lookRead… Read more »