Is Digital Diplomacy a Fad?
After 10 years of tweeting, “facebooking” and “instagramming”, how many diplomatic goals were really achieved thanks to digital diplomacy?
The Real Cost of the Wall
As everyone knows, getting anything through Congress requires give and take. There is no way to estimate the cost of additional useless projects which will be generated in order to buy votes for approval of the wall.
Data Center Optimization Initiative Redux
Last month, as a part of the Cloud Smart strategy, OMB released a draft of a new memo on the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI). The memo seeks to maintain the overall goal of closing or consolidating data centers, based on a new definition. There are a number of new metrics in the memo around… Read more »
Your Website is Your First Impression – Part 2
An organization’s website is often a stand-in for its brand – and its quality can impact how customers consider your jurisdiction over other options. Here are two more personas that are likely to treat your website as a barometer of your agency’s quality and abilities: tourists and job seekers.
Effective Techniques for Managing Understaffed Cybersecurity Teams
The government has a great need for managers to recognize the downstream impact of running an understaffed team. Managers face the challenge of balancing organizational goals, maintaining morale, prioritizing work efforts and reducing attrition.
Modernizing IT – A Network With Intent
As part of any modernization/digitization effort, new technologies and strategies should be researched and understood before any plan is initiated. Let’s dive into how the digital environment is changing and how the network needs to change to support it.
5 Things Reporters Want You to Know
Over the course of your career in government, you may well field news media requests. For some, that’s not a pleasant task. Here’s what you need to know to ensure your news interview is a great opportunity rather than a career crimper.
How to Keep Busy During a Shutdown
There are some things you can do to help keep yourself moving forward if you have extra time on your hands.
The Secrets of Preselection of Federal Jobs
Federal hiring regulations require most federal job openings to be advertised and filled through open competitions. But some job openings—and no one knows how many—are secretly targeted for a preselected applicant and are only advertised to mimic adherence to regulations.
The Impact of Shutdowns on Workplace Efficiency and Morale
It is my concern, over a period of years, there have been a series of events which are affecting the attitudes of those workers we depend on to keep our country operating.