Why is it that training is the last item considered in planning for change, and the first item to be scrapped when the budget gets tight? Change drive progress – and when we change, we need to learn how to use the new tool or features to achieve better results, greater speed, or use lessRead… Read more »
In the late 1980s, when my daughters were in elementary school, I worked at a large government professional services provider. Like many other contractors, we were forced to create separate organizations and cost centers to compete for an increasing number of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) contracts. It started with less skilled tasks but eventuallyRead… Read more »
The 7″ Kindle Fire comes in two variants, both WiFi which offer a huge upgrade over last years version Last week, Amazon wowed the crowds at their recent event with some amazing products. They released a new “Paperwhite” Kindle e-reader, with an updated display for better reading and interaction. They released an updated Kindle Fire,Read… Read more »
Recorded Future creates an index of past, present, and predicted events from over 150,000 online sources and provides visualization tools to help analysts harness the predictive power of the web. They applied these capabilities to monitor the current crises in Cairo and Benghazi by analyzing events leading to the attacks and protests, monitoring the momentumRead… Read more »
factors change so quickly nowadays in federal acquisition, and the General Services Administration (GSA) is no exemption. although, is it important for contractors to keep told on federal topics? And how do contractors keep up on the most up-to-date GSA news? This blogpost will focus on these questions. Is it important for contractors to keepRead… Read more »
I wrote last week on the importance of running your IT organization like a business and what I got back was that I had fallen into the classic trap of providing advice on what to do, but no insight into how to do it. This week I’m going to try to fix that by talkingRead… Read more »
Several developing countries are making seemingly breathtaking progress in developing performance management frameworks from scratch. What can we learn from them? Today’s focus is on Colombia and South Africa. The World Bank seminars this past Spring on international progress in performance management continue to have me mulling about the progress of the performance movement internationally,Read… Read more »
NCDD is inviting all members to participate in a project that will be showcased at the NCDD Seattle conference next month. The planning team would like to create a video comprised of photos submitted by our members that include a statement of how you describe your work in dialogue and deliberation — or why youRead… Read more »
Government executives are your key stakeholders…and most difficult audience. They’re swamped, overwhelmed and focused on their top priorities. If you can’t grab their attention and make your point quickly, your project or organization won’t get the resources it needs. So how do you get them to do what you want? Find out here: http://now.eloqua.com/e/er.aspx?s=1176&lid=2336 NeedRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Defense is looking to use Big Data to automate its cyber defenses. More here. The hacking collective Anonymous plans a massive worldwide protest on October 20 against surveillance. More here. The White House has launched a resource page for developers that provides anRead… Read more »