According to a July 26 report (.pdf) by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), numerous deficiencies with the position Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) exist, a rule resulting from the 2003 Services Acquisition Reform Act (Pub. L. No. 108-136). The 2003 law required 16 agencies to appoint CAOs to help assure management and oversight of acquisition activitiesRead… Read more »
Thanks again to everyone who attended our session at NextGen, Maximizing Your Early Years: From NextGen to SES. It was a packed room of 200+ aspiring government leaders! Here is a brief summary for those who could not attend, along with the mentioned training and development resources to continue your NextGen journey throughout the year.Read… Read more »
I wish the prevailing attitude towards government workers wasn’t so overwhelmingly superior. Inc. just ran a blog post about the five things entrepreneurs can learn from bureaucrats. And while we can give them credit for the bold assertion that the private sector can learn from government workers, I’m pretty sure that there are more thingsRead… Read more »
As a government executive, you often are tasked with leading change or achieving increased efficiency in your organization. Leading Change in Government, presented by Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business on Sept. 25-27, is designed exclusively for government executives and draws on the latest research to equip you with the specific skills and tools neededRead… Read more »
Over the last year, Civic Commons has grown from an experimental idea to a core resource for open innovation in government — a first stop for city officials, community leaders, and civic hackers who want to find out what civic technologies are working, where. In the nine months since the product launched at last year’sRead… Read more »
Please Join us for and the AT Works Series on Accessible Technology’s impact on Employment of People with Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities The Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in hosting a series of free webcasts and webinars this summer to explore the connection between emerging technologies and the employment of peopleRead… Read more »
Monica Mayk Parham, Marketing Director, Market Connections, Inc. The Professional Services Council (PSC) recently hosted an event on the topic of sequestration and, for many, it was a sobering reminder that challenging times lay ahead – even if sequestration never comes to light. So what are contractors doing to prepare for these new budget realities?Read… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: US CYBERCOM commander, General Alexander reports that the US is only a 3 of 10 in cyber preparedness. Alexander further stated that they are focusing on defense, due to the difficulties with cyber attack attribution. Via FedScoop, more here. Deployed soldiers will be carrying sensors inRead… Read more »
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A New Era at Brown University with Workday. Read Roberta Gordon of Brown University’s account here