Drupal Gov Days – Last Day to Register!
If you haven’t registered for the premier open source training event on open source, today is your last day! Please go to http://drupalgovdays.org to reserve your seat before we close registration!
TwitPolls: Some Relevance for Enterprise Technologists
Early adopters have been evaluating TwitPolls for the last several weeks. I’ve tested it out with our @CTOvision account and see great promise for this easy to use engagement tool. Here is a bit more on TwitPolls and some of its relevance for enterprise technologists: TwitPolls is powered by the technologies and leadership team ofRead… Read more »
Seeing the Digital Future: 1961 AT&T Video on The Challenge of Change
In a short time we have come a long way, says this video (embedded below) from the AT&T Archives. The piece, from 1961, will make you smile at some of the technology considered state of the art at the time. That’s reason enough to watch it. But you may also enjoy the great, relevant messagesRead… Read more »
GovBytes: Students Learn Civics from an Online Game
I remember learning two things from video games in the classroom: how to sell lemonade and make it through the Oregon Trail. Today, students are learning about civics with a new game called Counties Work, designed to increase knowledge of county government. In the game, players act as an elected county decision maker, choosing howRead… Read more »
Capture Management: The Right Way Of Gathering Intelligence
Intelligence gathering permeates every capture activity. It not only overlaps with the first capture aspect—knowing your customer—but is part and parcel of everything that drives capture – since the best informed wins! Basically, Intelligence Gathering is research and detective work—you painstakingly collect little pieces of the puzzle and put together as complete of a pictureRead… Read more »
Mentors Midpoint Summary: Energizing Your Mentoring Partnership and Political Savvy Tips
Although open to all, this blog post is dedicated to those mentoring partnerships who are part of the GovLoop Mentors Program! Two Fridays ago, participants from the 2012 GovLoop Spring Mentors Program gathered at the GovLoop offices, both in person and online, to discuss some mentoring best practices and tackle the issue of political/organizational savvy.Read… Read more »
WIlliam Wiley pontificates on the Secret Service scandal
If you’re looking for an editorialized perspective on the recent events involving the Secret Service, you’ll enjoy this article written by FELTG Executive Director William Wiley titled “Who Speaks for the Johns?” in FELTG’s current newsletter. Access it here.
Free Yourself from the Tyranny of Sharepoint
Sharepoint is a plague upon the American workforce. This ubiquitous piece of collaboration software has taught millions of people that Intranets are destined to be places where you can’t find anything. It doesn’t have to be this way, despite what Microsoft may have you believe. There are alternatives to Sharepoint that actually work in waysRead… Read more »
5 Tips for Transitioning Government and Military When Emailing Your Resume to a Recruiter
Have you ever emailed your resume to a recruiter and simply said something along the lines of “Here’s my resume. Let me know what you have for me.” Recruiters see hundreds of resumes from job seekers each week. The more specific and helpful you can be when communicating with a recruiter, the better your resultsRead… Read more »
Microsoft’s Geek 2 Chic: LA Makes Silicon Beach The Center Of the Geeky Fundraiser Universe
Mark Drapeau (Los Angeles, CA) — On Thursday, May 10th, Microsoft and Bloomingdale’s brought their popular “Geek 2 Chic” charity fashion show series to the west coast’s Silicon Beach. A mix of local entrepreneurs and tech-savvy professionals served as models, and between ticket sales and 10% of Bloomingdale’s purchases, thousands of dollars were raised forRead… Read more »