I am as guilty of the following as any other. Or at least I have been. Assorted personal experiences and work conversations have, however, started to restrain my inner ‘oooooh shiny’ reaction to new technology. Lets talk about the evolution of the web. In the beginning there were Bulletin Board Systems. You couldn’t embed images,Read… Read more »
My last blog post was to get some advice for and from new 1102s, and the response have been great! I ran a parallel discussion on LinkedIn, and the responses there have also ben very productive (need to be a member of the group to access the link) Two that I especially like, as theyRead… Read more »
In principle, how things are now (the market share of our company, the mission impact of our nonprofit, the effectiveness of our government) depends on the interaction of two things: us and the world around us. If our company, nonprofit or government does not change in spite of a changing world, then things don’t stayRead… Read more »
Eric Erickson is writing Recruitment 411 for Julie this summer. When not working in the IRS Recruitment Office, he spends his time waiting for the January premiere of the third season of ‘Downton Abbey’ on PBS. I’ve worked enough jobs to know that most workgroups are made up of a similar cast of characters. NoRead… Read more »
In July McKinsey released a report entitled The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies. The report offers up some interesting findings (many of which are worth noting, so I suggest you read it; but one in particular caught my eye. Here’s the excerpt from their dandy of an intro: “While 72 percentRead… Read more »
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On September 12, 2012, Cleversafe will be sponsoring a breakfast discussion on topics of high interest to federal IT professionals: ways to improve the effectiveness of data consolidation efforts. Here is more info from the event invite: The Data Center Consolidation Blues Ways to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Consolidation Efforts Are you responsible forRead… Read more »
Here’s today’s top tech news stories. Microsoft Opens Registration for Imagine Cup 2013 – Microsoft has opened up registration for their student technology competition. Students 16 and older can partake in national events, looking to the worldwide competition. Via TechCrunch, more here. Samsung has seen a spike in smartphone sales this past week – ApparentlyRead… Read more »
a firm can significantly increase government sales opportunities by tapping into the General Services Administration (GSA). By getting onto a GSA schedule, a company can possibly minimize competition and save time. For example, GSA Schedules 84 & 70 let state and local governments buy from GSA contracts, removing competition from other integrators not on theRead… Read more »